The chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, Professor DP Agrawal discussed various issues with senior officers during his visit to the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Professor Agrawal appreciated the role of FRI, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) in the field of forestry research and development. He emphasised on the need for greater collaboration with other organisations like Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), INSAS, ASIR and other bodies so that inter-disciplinary researches could lead to consolidation of knowledge for the welfare of the people. He discussed various issues with the ICFRE deputy director general, senior officers and scientists of ICFRE and FRI on the occasion.
Earlier, the FRI director Dr PP Bhojvaid welcomed Agrawal and made an elaborate presentation on the history, achievements and future programmes of the institute. He emphasised the need for man power and financial requirements of the institutes to support its research and development activities related to livelihood security of the forest dependent communities. The ICFRE DDG (Research) Dr GS Goraya briefed Agrawal on the council and its achievements.