Port Blair, May 3: Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), New Delhi will be visiting ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair from 5th May to 7th May 2024.

During his visit on 05th May 2024, he shall be visiting ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair to witness the research demonstrations taken by scientists in agriculture and allied fields at Garacharma, Sippighat and Marine Hill Research Complex including its extension wing i.e ICAR-KVK, South Andaman.

On 6th May, 2024, he will visit Nimbudera to inaugurate the ICAR-KVK Administrative-cum-Training building for the benefit of the farming community of North & Middle Andaman district. Thereafter, he will visit the demonstration fields on arecanut based system, pond based IFS developed through technological backstopping of ICAR-CIARI and KVK at Rangat, Amkunj, Nimbudera & and also interact with the farmers and Karen rice custodian at Webi.