Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 20: Krishi Vigyan Kendra for district Ramban has been approved by Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi under the administrative control of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu. The proposal of KVK Ramban was long pending with the ICAR due to non-availability of land in favour of SKUAST Jammu.
With the intervention of Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and concerted efforts of Professor J.P. Sharma Vice-Chancellor SKUAST Jammu, 117.18 kanals (5.859 ha) of land at Village Dalwas was transferred to SKUAST Jammu for the establishment of new KVK.
With the approval of KVK Ramban, the tally of functional KVKs under SKUAST-Jammu enhance to nine for Jammu region. The Site Selection committee constituted for screening the application of KVK Ramban include Dr. P.L. Gautam, Pro-Chancellor Career Point University and Former Vice Chancellor GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (Chairman), Dr.Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana, Sh. K.K. Sharma, Director Agriculture, Jammu, SKUAST-Jammu, Dr. D.M. Makhdoomi, Director Extension, SKUAST-Kashmir and Dr.Javed Iqbal Mir, Scientist representative from ICAR-CITH, Srinagar. Dr. S.K. Gupta, Director Extension made the virtual presentation before the screening committee.
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