Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 30: A seven-member team of Indian Council of Agricultural Education (ICAR), New Delhi, led by Dr. D.S. Rathore, former VC, CSKHPKV, Palampur, which is currently in the Valley to have an on-spot assessment for accreditation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir, met the Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the SKUAST at the Raj Bhavan.
Dr. Rathore and Members of the ICAR team held extensive discussion with the Governor on varied issues which relate to the steps required to be taken by the State Agriculture Department to boost production and productivity in the field of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and all related activities. The Governor and the Scientists also discussed the role being played by SKUAST-K and what more needs to be done.
The Members of the team included Dr. R.T. Patil, former Director, CIPHET, Ludhiana; Dr. P.S. Roy, former Director, IIRS, Dehradun; Prof. B.A. Shamsunder, Prof. & Head, College of Fisheries, Mangalore; Dr. S.S. Randhawa, Director of Research, GADVASU, Ludhiana; Dr. M.M. Anwar, former Director, NRC Seed Spices, Ajmer, and Assistant Director General (EQR), ICAR.
Dr. Tej Pratap, VC, SKUAST-K also participated in the discussion.
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