The Uttarakhand chapter of National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) will organise Health Chaupal apart from workshop and popular lecture series on climate change and agricultural technology.NASI principal scientist and former secretary, Biotechnology department, Prof Manju Sharma stated this at the annual meet of the NASI State chapter in Dehradun on Friday.At the start of the meeting, NASI Uttarakhand secretary and Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) director general Dr Rajendra Dobhal made a presentation about the various science programmes including workshops, seminars, lecture series and science exhibition among other activities of the State chapter. He said that the programmes held by the State chapter so far this year had benefited about 2,000 researchers and scientists. Dobhal also spoke of the efforts of UCOST towards popularization of science along with research and development activities.
Speaking at the meeting, Prof Sharma discussed the future programmes of the State chapter in detail with the members. She said that lecture series and workshops will be held on various subjects including climate change and agricultural technology. Speaking in the meeting, NASI Uttarakhand chapter head and former vice chancellor of Garhwal University, Prof AN Purohit stressed that the State chapter will organise various types of programmes also for school children living in remote areas. Adviser to the chapter, Prof RD Gaur emphasised on the need for organizing workshops on the subject of biodiversity. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Dr Neeraj Kumar from NASI, Allahabad, spoke of the latest programmes of the national academy. The NASI Uttarakhand chapter annual report was also released in the meeting. State chapter coordinator Dr DP Uniyal and UCOST joint director Dr BP Purohit were also present in the meeting.