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Re: Who built FRI in Dehradun
The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission. Its campus hosts the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Architecture Established as Imperial Forest Research Institute in 1906, it is styled in Greeko Roman Architecture by C.G. Blomfield, its main building is a National Heritage which was inaugurated in 1929. It is one of the oldest institutions of its kind and acclaimed the world over. The institute’s history is virtually synonymous with the evolution and development of scientific forestry, not only in India, but over the entire sub-continent. Built over a lush green estate spread over 450 hectares, with the outer Himalaya forming its back drop, its main building is an impressive edifice, marrying Greco-Roman and Colonial styles of architecture, with a plinth area of 2.5 hectares. It has a developed infrastructure of all equipped laboratories, library, herbarium, arboreta, printing press and experimental field areas for conducting forestry research, quite in keeping with the best of its kind anywhere in the world. It is of the biggest forest based training institute in India. Most of the forest officers are a part of this institute. The FRI's building also houses a Botanical Museum. It also contains a museum on forestry. It is open from 9:30am to 5:00pm daily, which an entry fee of Rs 25 per person and a nominal entry fee for vehicles. There are six sections in the museum: 1. Pathology Museum 2. Social Forestry Museum 3. Silviculture Museum 4. Timber Museum 5. Non-Wood Forest Products Museum 6. Entomology Museum Contact Detail: Forest Research Institute Deemed University P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248006, India +91 135 275 5277 |
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