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222 Workshop on "User Requirements of Weather and Climate in Western Himalayas" as organized by India Meteorological Department, Meteorological Centre, Shimla at Hotel Holiday Home, Shimla on 20 th October 2008. ICFRE ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09 Training-cum-Pilot Roll Out of IFRIS was organized by the SRIT, Bangaluru at HFRI, Shimla, from 29th October 2008 to 14th November 2008. All the officials working in the Institute actively participated and gave their feed back for improvement of the respective modules. Training on Right to Information Act-2005 on 14 th and 15 th November 2008 as organized by H.P. Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Shimla. A brainstorming session for prioritizing forestry research for the state of Himachal Pradesh. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary (Forests) to the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh on 22 nd November, 2008 at Forest Training School, Sundernagar. International Seminar on "Role of Plant Taxonomy in Biodiversity Management and Human Welfare" and presented the research paper on "Plant diversity in Lippa-Asrang Valley of District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh: Repository for Human Welfare" held at FRI, Dehradun from 1 st to 3 rd December 2008. Training Programme on "Agroforestry" at NRCAF, Jhansi from 24 th November to 5 th December 2008. An Interactive meeting on Network Project titled, "Population Assessment and Identification of Superior Stock of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex. Benth and Valeriana jatamansi Jones by Screening Different Populations from North-East-West Himalayas (H.P. and Uttarakhand)" on 11th December 2008. The Meeting of Board of Governors of ICFRE Society held on 3rd October 2008 at New Delhi. The Meeting of ICFRE Society held on 22 nd November 2008 at New Delhi. The meeting of Directors of ICFRE Institutes held on 19 th and 20 th November 2008 at ICFRE, Dehradun. The meeting of Research Policy Committee (RPC) held at ICFRE, Dehradun from 11 th to 13 th February 2009. Four research projects were presented before the Research Policy Committee (RPC) of ICFRE, out of which the two research projects were approved for their implementation from April 2009 onwards. Symposium on Functional Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Animals from 21 st to 23 rd February 2009 at Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Organized Director, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla along with team of his officers visited Srinagar from 25 th to 29 th June 2008. During his visit to the valley, he along with Director State Forest Research Institute, Jammu & Kashmir, met Janab Qazi Mohammad Afzal, Hon’ble Minister of Environment & Forests, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir and apprised him of the various activities of the council, in general and the institute in particular, in his state. However, the research station scheduled to be inaugurated by him at Ganderbal, Kashmir on 27 th June 2008, could not be Meeting of Director, HFRI, Shimla with Hon'ble Minister of Environment & Forests, Government of J&K
inaugurated due to disturbances in the state. One day brainstorming interactive workshop on 6 th August 2008 for "Identification and Prioritization of Forestry Research Needs in Himachal Pradesh" in the Conference Hall of the institute. A workshop titled, "Need of Forestry Research and Diagnostic Studies for Rural Development" was organized by HFRI, Shimla on 24 th March 2009. This workshop was attended by about 40 delegates. The institute organized two days Research Advisory group (RAG) Meeting on 23 rd and 24 th October 2008, where scientific work as carried out by the Scientists during the year was evaluated by the Hon’ble member of RAG. MISCELLANEOUS A workshop was organized by HFRI, Shimla in association with Wildlife Wing of State Forest Department of H.P. on the occasion of World Environment day on 5 th June 2008 at Potter’s hill Shimla. Establishment of Temperate Arboretum and Botanical Garden (TABG) have also been initiated at the same location for which Wildlife Wing of the State Forest Department of Himachal Pradesh had signed a Memorandum of Understanding for technical collaboration with Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla. To make the farmers of Model Village, Lana Baka and Van Vigyan Kendra, Sundernagar, aware of the activities carried out by the Council in forestry research and also by other Research Organizations, two Exposure Visits from 24 th February to 1 st March 2009 were conducted. During these visits, the farmers were taken to Research station Dhaulakuan (Paonta Sahib), Model village Shyampur, Medicinal plant nursery at Forest Research Institute Dehradun, Shushila Tiwari Herbal Garden, Rishikesh, Medicinal Plant Marketing Depot of Forest Corporation at Bibiwala, Medicinal plant pharmacies/ market in Haridwar, Van Vigyan Kendra at Visit to Green House at Shyampur Dehradun, Hara Farms near Yamunanagar. The Farmers were also shown the fields of Progressive Farmers for assessment and adopting the models suitable to their respective areas. ICFRE ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09 223
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