QRT meeting of ICAR-CCARI from 29th to 30th July, 2018
QRT meeting of ICAR-CCARI from 29th to 30th July, 2018
Quinquennial Review Team (QRT) was constituted by ICAR, New Delhi to review ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute under the chairmanship of Dr. Tapas Bhattacharya, Vice Chancellor, Dr.BSKKV, Dapoli with following members viz., Dr. S. R. Das, Honorary Professor, Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, OUAT, Bhubaneshwar, Dr.M. Anandraj, Ex-Director, IISR Calicut, Dr. Syed Mohd. Khurshee Naqvi, Ex-Director, Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Dr.Sreenath Dixit, Ex-Director, ATARI, Bengaluru and Dr.Z.Abraham, Ex-OIC, NBPGR Centre, Thrissur with Dr.M.Thangam, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CCARI, Goa as Member Secretary.
The first meeting of 5th QRT was held on 29th and 30th July, 2018 at ICAR-CCARI. The Chairman could not attend the meeting due to official emergency at Dr.BSKKV, Dapoli. Dr.M. Anandaraj chaired the meeting with other members. The meeting started with formal opening meeting at conference hall with all the scientists along with AO and FAO of Institute. All the experimental plots, infrastructures and different dairy units were visited on 29.7.2018 and interacted with scientists. On 30.7.2018, a meeting was organized with all the staff members of institute, were in QRT members had interaction with all the staff followed by presentation on the salient research achievements by Dr. E. B. Chakurkar, Director (Acting), ICAR-CCARI followed by Action Taken Report of last QRT was presented by Dr. M. Thangam, Member Secretary. After discussion and deliberations, sectional in charges presented the work done report for the past five years. In the concluding session, QRT members have given their feedback about the work done and way forward as per the revised mandate of institute. The vote of thanks was proposed by Member Secretary.