Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ASRB-ICAR) member Dr VN Sharda exhorted the employees of the Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute (CSWCRTI) to execute their maximum possible official work in Hindi. He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the conclusion of the Hindi week at the institute.
Addressing the gathering Sharda spoke of the development of Hindi usage at ASRB and ICAR, New Delhi. The CSWCRTI director Dr PK Mishra in his address informed the gathering about the efforts undertaken by the institute towards promotion of Hindi. The Hindi Diwas and Hindi Week had been celebrated at all the research centres and institutes of CSWCRTI in different parts of the nation. Mishra also stressed on the need for further promoting the usage of Hindi in the institute. One of the institute’s pamphlets in Hindi on soil and water conservation activities and conservation farming in Hindi was also released on the occasion. Earlier during the Hindi Week commemoration various activities were held including essay writing, translation of technical terms and literary exhibits on the topical issues of society, development, environment and agricultural research pointing out the developmental needs were portrayed by the staff members of the institute. The week long activities were interlaced with cultural programmes and competitions in Hindi for institute employees.