The progress of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute set up Assam is going on well, informed Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.
The foundation stone for setting-up of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam was laid by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji on 26th May, 2017.
Out of total 587 acres total land, 45 acres area is developed for academic-cum-residential campus. Giving details Tomar said Civil works on 45 acres boundary wall and prefabricated building has been done.
Fifty-nine posts of scientists have been redeployed and four scientists have been posted.
Since 2015-16 academic session, students of IARI-Assam are getting admitted regularly at IARI, New Delhi for M.Sc. degree each year.
All efforts are made to start the academic session of 2020-21 at IARI, Gogamukh itself. The current pandemic has adversely affected the work progress to a great deal and shifting of the students to Gogamukh depends upon the situation of pandemic in months to come, Minister informed the House.