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Dr. Arvind Bijalwan
DEAN, College Of Hill Agriculture, Chirbatiya , Rudraprayag
Mob. No. 9412983808;
Phone: +91-1376-252080 (O) , Fax:+91-1376-252128
E-Mail: deanranichauri2013@gmail.com , arvindbijalwan276@gmail.com
DEAN Message
Dr. Arvind Bijalwan is a streamline forester having B.Sc. Forestry (4 yrs); M.Sc. Forestry (Agroforestry) and Ph.D. in Forestry with specialization in Agroforestry. He has occupied All India Rank-3 in JRF and qualified NET examination three times in Forestry, Forestry and Environmental Science.
About 16 years of Teaching, Research, Extension and consultancy experience in Forestry Management, Agroforestry, Silviculture, Remote Sensing and GIS and Natural Resource Management. Prior to present position, Dr. Bijalwan has worked as Assistant Professor (HRD Scale at par of Associate Professor as in IIT/IIM) at Indian Institute of Forest Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, Bhopal, MP, India. Dr Bijalwan has also served as Assistant Professor at College of Forestry & Environment, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahabad, UP, India. He worked as Principal Investigator/Project Coordinator of a special project of Rs. 12.18 crore implemented by MPVS, Gaja for employment generation through cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic plants for the Western Himalayan community in Tehri Garhwal of Uttarakhand, India. He has handles about half dozens of research and extension Projects with a capacity of PI and Co-PI. Dr. Bijalwan has worked on plantation assessment, monitoring and evaluation w.r.t. survival, quality, growth pattern, influence of microclimate on plant growth in different parts of tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions of country. He was engaged in analysing and assessing the potential and possibility of various agroforestry and farm forestry systems and combinations and also documented their case studies. Presently he is working on agroforestry management, productivity and assessment of biomass and carbon in agroforestry systems with an integrated theme of livelihood promotion linking Biodiversity (agro-biodiversity), Carbon Sequestration potential in Agroforestry systems connecting to Combating the Climate Change. He has also visited abroad and good exposure of outside India for various agroforestry systems. Dr. Bijalwan is in the Editorial Board of eighteen National and International Journals. He is life member of six scientific and professional societies and also annual and biannual member of nine professional societies. He has also delivered about forty radio talks from All India Radio stations Aakashwani and local radio stations and presented various TV programmes on doordarshan.
Dr. Bijalwan has selected for faculty positions in various State Government Universities and Institutions and also selected for Master’s programme in two prestigious Universities abroad. He has published 63 Research papers, 52 Scientific articles and written 3 books also guided 3 Doctoral and 06 M. Phil and Master level Students.
The College of Hill Agriculture (CoHA) is the third constituent college of VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry which is spread in an area of 8.09 hectare at an altitudinal range of 1900-2300 m above mean sea level. The college is about 40 km away from Rudraprayag, 180 km from Rishikesh and 188 km from Dehradun. The geographical and climatic conditions of the region are considered to be suitable for cultivation of temperate fruit crops (walnut, apricot and chestnut), potato, medicinal & aromatic plants, etc. Presently the college at Chirbatiya is under construction, so, the classes of students registered in B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) degree programmee are being held at the College of Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal. Apart from teaching the college is also involved in research and extension activities.
HISTORY:-
Agrarian conditions in hills are far different from those in plains. Recognizing the importance of hill agriculture in the state, the College of Hill Agriculture was inaugurated by then Hon’ble Agriculture Minister Dr. Harak Singh Rawat at Chirbatiya, Rudraprayag on 24th September 2013. The land for this purpose was transferred by District Horticulture Department of Rudraprayag to the University on 21.09.2013. From November 2013, one year diploma course on Mali Training started at Chirbatiya and continued for two successive years. After this, B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) degree programmee of College of Hill Agriculture started at College of Forestry, Ranichauri. At present, due to lack of infrastructure and other facilities at Chirbatiya, the degree programmee is running at Ranichauri.
The construction work is under progress. The classes of the students are presently carried out at College of Forestry, Ranichauri.
- Administrative Block
- Orchards
- Research Blocks
- Guest House
- Residences
- Temperate Fruit Plants Nursery
Under Graduate programmes
At present, College of Hill Agriculture, Chirbatiya is offereing four year Under Graduate degree programmee in B.Sc. Agriculture (Honours) at College of Forestry, Ranichauri.