Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon released Krishi-Darshika - 2015 and ‘Chhattisgarh Kheti (Rabi issue)’, the quarterly magazine of Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGAU) on New Year on Thursday.
Chief Minister Raman Singh released Krishi Panchang-2015 of the university on Friday. Public Relations officer of the university, Dr KK Sahu said that the Governor also released KVK Samachar, the newsletter of the university on this occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Tandon said that Krishi Darshika will prove very useful for the farmers as well as agriculture officers. He directed that these publications should be provided to each farmer of the State to expedite the agriculture development.
Vice-Chancellor of IGAU Dr SK Patil, Dr MP Thakur, Dr JS Urkurkar, Dr SS Shaw, KC Paikra, and other officers of the university were present on the occasion. While releasing the Krishi Panchang-2015, the Chief Minister said that the panchang is very useful for the farmers as well the people associated with agriculture. This not only provides jyotish panchang but also information related to agriculture in a simple language.
VC Dr SK Patil, General Manager of NABARD AK Sahu and other officers of the university were also present on the occasion. Dr Patil released the telephone directory of the university on the occasion of Nav Varsh Milan programme organised at the university on Friday. The directory contains numbers of different units of the university besides officers of the State Government and other important institutions.