Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 16:Chairing the 28th University Council meeting of SKUAST-K, held here at the Raj Bhavan, Governor, N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), has called for a campaign approach to rejuvenate senile orchards in the Valley. He also emphasized the need for strict check to ensure against the sale of spurious pesticides and insecticides in the State.
The Governor, Ghulam Nabi Lone, Minister for Agriculture, Bali Bhagat, Minister for Social Welfare, Forests, Ecology and Environment, Sajad Gani Lone, Minister for Science & Technology and Animal Husbandry complimented the University for bagging the Rice Research Performance Award for Rice Research Station, Khudwani. The Governor also recorded appreciation of the VC’s initiative to raise voluntary donations and providing valuable relief to its flood affected employees and students.
The Governor called for the time bound completion of acquisition proceedings for acquiring a pocket of land in the Main Campus of the University at Shalimar, Srinagar. He emphasized the need for providing more funds to the University for completion of infrastructural projects and purchase of the required high tech equipments for undertaking quality research.
The Governor, along with the Ministers, released three Policy Research Papers brought out by the University and stressed the need for vocational and skill oriented courses being commenced very early for encouraging entrepreneurship.
The Council approved amendment in University Statutes in line with “Model Act for Agricultural Universities in India (revised 2009) of ICAR” and the reconstitution of Division of Floriculture and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and change of nomenclature of the Division. The Council also approved holding of Convocation later this year, which could not be held in 2014 due to the floods during September, 2014.
Dr. Trag, VC, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipore, stressed the need for ensuring sufficient seed availability, providing of poly panels in every tehsil and proactive measures to prevent occurrence of Rice Blast in the Valley in the post flood growing season.
Dr. Tej Partap, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, made a detailed presentation on the various initiatives which had been undertaken by the University in the recent past. He highlighted the academic achievements and informed the Council about the accomplishments secured in improving capacities and infrastructure development under Special Grant from ICAR at various stations, including at Zanskar, Nyoma and Leh Research Stations.
Among those who attended the meeting were Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sharma, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu; P.K. Tripathi, Principal Secretary to the Governor; Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, Commissioner Secretary, Agriculture Production; Rafi Ahmad Indrabi, Director Codes, Finance
Department and Prof. Mushtaq Ahmad, Registrar, SKUAST- K.
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