Van Vigyan Kendra

 

 

Van Vigyan Kendra

            ICFRE Research Institutes and Centres have developed many technologies. Some of these have been already adopted by user groups including forest departments and farmers. However, the level of adoption is not commensurate with the extent of requirement of the particular technology. This brings out the fact that there is still need of dissemination of this knowledge from forest departments and different Research Institutes / Centres to the user groups. Keeping this in view, we intend to have Van Vigyan Kendras (VVKs) to assist / help the user groups to have access to technical know-how of appropriate technologies based on our findings. VanVigyan Kendra will be equipped with appropriate literature of knowledge, skills and technologies to be extended to different user groups including farmers.

        During March 2008 Institute of Wood Science & Technology (IWST), Bangalore has released money to Andhra Pradesh Forest Department for establishment of the VVK in Hyderabad, the components involved are construction of building, preparation of nursery beds and maintenance of nursery and IWST has sent portable distillation unit. Work is in progress in repairing of the old building where VVK is proposed to establish and training programmes are being conducted for the trainers by the scientists of IWST and FRC.

 

1.     

Name and location of VVKs

 Hyderabad

2.     

Name of in-charge with and telephone No

 Shri Ravindra Prasad, Tel Ph: 91-40-23194175

3.     

Name of District and State HQs

 Rangareddy District, Andhra Pradesh

4.     

Date of establishment

 Work is in progress

5.     

Name and address of the host ICFRE Institute/Centre

 IWST/FRC

6.     

Infrastructural facilities available (land, building and equipments etc.)

 The Forest Department has given the old building and new building is being constructed . IWST has sent portable distillation unit, root trainers.

7.     

Staff position (based on sanctioned strength):

At present the Research Officer of FRC is made in charge, DCF of FRC will be overall incharge, Scientists of IWST and FRC will be teaching, giving demonstrations to the stake holders.

 

Photos: Nursery at VVK

Photos: Exhibition at VVK

Photos: Workshops at VVK