Visit of Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR), New Delhi
Visit
of Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR), New Delhi
Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR), New Delhi along with Dr. A. K. Sikka, DDG(NRM) visited this Institute on 9th April, 2014.
Directors and Scientists from the following ICAR Institutes were also present on the occasion , Dr. George V. Thomas, Director, CPCRI, Kasargod, Kerala, Dr. Anand Raj, Director, IISR, Calicut, Dr. P. L. Saroj, Director, Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, Dr. V. S. Korikanthimath, Former Director, ICARRC for Goa, Ela, Old Goa, Dr. S. K. Ambast, PC, AICRP on Management of Salt Affected Soil & Use of Saline Water in Agriculture, Dr. P. M. Haldankar, Dean, College of Horticulture, Dr. BSKKV, Ratnagiri, Dr. B. Maji, Head, CSSRI, RRS, Canning Town, Dr. V. V. Singh, Head, CMFRI, RS, Mumbai C, CMFRI, Karwar , Dr. K. K. Philipose, Officer In Charge, KR, Dr. Subhasish Bandyopadhyaya, Incharge, IVRI Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, Dr. A. K. Chakravarty, Principal Scientist & Head, NDRI, Karnal, Dr. K. Sridhar, Pr. Sci. (Plant Breeding), IGFRI, RRS, Dharwad and Dr. C. Gopal, Pr. Scientist, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai.
The Honourable DG inaugurated the newly constructed Zuari Guest House and the Renovated Lab-Cum Administrative Building. A technical bulletin on “Agricultural Technology Options” was released at the hands of Dr. S. Ayyappan on the occasion. DG(ICAR), DDG(NRM) and the visiting dignitaries planted tree saplings in the guest house premises on the occasion.
A brainstorming session on ‘Coastal Agricultural Research’ was conducted in the Institute which was presided by Dr. S. Ayyappan. The objective of the brain storming session was to expand the mandate of this Institute and rename it into Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI). DG, DDG and other dignitaries deliberated and discussed on the subject.
Two technical bulletins viz. “Genetic diversity of Kokum (Garcinia indica) in Goa-Tree and fruit characters”, “Manual on Diagnosis of insect pests and diseases of plantation and spice crops of Goa”, were released at the hands of Dr. S. Ayyappan.