ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Uttarakhand, India

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The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC), (Formerly CSWCRTI) was established on 1st April,1974 with Headquarters at Dehradun by combining Soil and Water Conservation Research, Demonstration and Training Centres which were established in 1950^’s at Dehradun, Kota, Bellary, Udhagamandalam, Vasad, Agra and Chandigarh. These centres were initially established by the Govt. of India and transferred to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on 1^st October, 1967. Subsequently two new Research Centres were added to the CSWCRTI, one at Datia in M.P. (18th September, 1986) to tackle soil and water conservation problems of Bundelkhand region and another at Koraput in Orissa (31st January, 1992) to address the problems of shifting cultivation areas.

The Institute and Research Centres have focused on evolving strategies for controlling land degradation following watershed approach, tackling special problems such as ravines, landslides, mine spoils and torrents, demonstration of technologies for popularization and imparting training besides developing technologies for water harvesting and recycling.

The focus of watershed development programmes shifted towards community participation besides biophysical aspects to achieve sustainability in production systems.

Dr. M. Madhu - Director

Shri P.K. Singh - Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

Shri Hira Nand Sharma - Sr. Admin. officer & OIC (Stores)

ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Uttarakhand, India

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