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| Advisor Skandan interacts with scientists, varsity admin at SKUAST | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: Advisor to Governor, K Skandan today visited Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu and inaugurated a three storey 110 bedded new Block of 'Urja' Girls Hostel.
The new Hostel building has been constructed over an area of 1765 sq meter at a total cost of Rs 5.00 crore funded by the ICAR & CAPEX Budget of the State Govt. The new building has facility of 53 rooms with spacious dining hall, recreation room, warden room, guest room, washing area and other modern amenities.
The Advisor took a round of the Girls Hostel and inspected the facilities available there. He was briefed about the ongoing work of 60 bedded PG Girls Hostel 'Ujala' which is likely to be completed by the end of this year.
Meanwhile, the Advisor held an interactive session with the Scientists and Senior Functionaries of the University. At the outset, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, Dr. K S Risam gave a detailed brief about the achievements made by the University during two decades which inter alia includes advances in the arena of Research, Education and Extension.
Dr. Risam apprised the Advisor about the recent initiatives in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants, dry land agriculture, doubling the income of farmers and training of rural women. He emphasized on the need of the establishment of new KVKs in the district of Udhampur, Ramban and Kishtwar besides establishment of Faculty of Dairy Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Division of Seed Sciences for which lot of progress has already been made.
The Advisor appreciated the efforts put in by the University Administration for its development. He complimented the VC and the University faculty for putting up a dedicated effort and assured all possible help from the Government in its future growth.
The Advisor stressed on to develop a vernacular Mobile Application accessible to the farmers of the region with requisite information regarding crop production, market management linkages, disease diagnostics and management.
During the interaction, the senior functionaries and Heads of the Divisions raised the issues regarding the hardships faced by the bee keepers during the shifting of bee colonies to different areas of state, prevention and management of zoonatic diseases and climate change besides host of other issues.
The Advisor also took a round of the campus and visited Baba Jitto auditorium, State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute. |
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