Central Rice Research Institute Annual report...2011-12

Events and Activities
QRT, RAC, IMC, IJSC, IRC and SAC Meetings
Quinquennial Review Team
The Quinquennial Review Team (QRT), under the
Chairmanship of Dr. E.A. Siddiq reviewed the research
and other achievements of CRRI for the period from
2005 to 2011 by holding five discussions with different
stakeholders viz., scientists, development agencies and
farmers. The other members are Drs P. Raghava Reddy,
V. Balasubramanian, N. Ramakrishnan, A.N.
Mukhopadhyay and Prof Anil K. Gupta. Dr. J.N. Reddy
is the Member Secretary of QRT. The team visited various
facilities at the CRRI, Cuttack. They also visited
CRRI Regional Station, Hazaribag, Jharkhand from 3
to 7 September, 2011and CRRI Regional Station, Gerua,
Assam from 25 to 26 November, 2011.
Chairman and members of RAC visit the experiment on
methane emission
Dr. E.A. Siddiq, Chairman QRT addressing the scientists
Research Advisory Committee
The XVII th Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee
(RAC) was held at CRRI, Cuttack from 24 to 25
September, 2011 under the Chairmanship of Dr. R.B.
Singh. The other members were Drs C.L. Acharya,
Shailaja Hittalmani, R. Sridhar, M.L. Lodha, S.L. Intodia,
T.K. Adhya, Shri Digambar Mohapatra and Dr. S.S.
Rahangdale with Dr. R.N. Rao as the Member Secretary.
Dr. B.C. Viraktamath, Director, DRR, Hyderabad
attended the meeting as a special invitee. The RAC reviewed
the progress of work from 2010-2011. The Members
also visited the experimental fields, the laboratories
and Oryza Museum.
Institute Research Council
The 28 th meeting of the Institute Research Council
(IRC) was held from 16 to 24 May, 2011 under the Chairmanship
of Dr. T.K. Adhya, Director, CRRI. Results of
experiments conducted under different research
programmes and externally-aided projects were presented
and discussed. The 29 th meeting of the IRC was
held from 12 to 14 December, 2011 under the Chairmanship
of Dr. Anand Prakash, Director (Acting), CRRI.
Progress of research work during wet season 2011 was
discussed and an action plan for dry season 2011–12
was outlined. Proposals for the XII th Five Year Plan were
also discussed. The 30 th meeting of the IRC was held
from 22 to 30 March, 2012 under the Chairmanship of
Dr. T. Mohapatra, Director to finalize the research
projects proposals for the XII th Five Year Plan.
Institute Joint Staff Council
The 4 th IJSC meeting (2009–2012) was held on 29
June, 2011 at CRRI, Cuttack and its 5 th meeting at
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