Backकेन्द्रीय भेड़ एवं ऊन अनुसंधान संस्थान, अविकानगर में 2 अक्टूबर 2020 को राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी की 150 वीं जयंती
ICAR-CSWRI Avikanagar organized various programme viz. Quiz competition and Essay writing at Institute, State school and Kendriya Vidhyalaya, Avikanagar during Celebration of 150th Birth Anniversary Week of “Father of Nation” (28th September to 2nd October 2020). During the week under Under Swachchhata Abhiyan on Parthenium (Congress grass) Eradication programme and tree plantation of fodder tree Neem (Azadirachta indica) was also done by the institute employee. On 2nd October 2020, a workshop was also organized at Institute auditorium on “Relevance of Gandhian principles in modern farming”. In this workshop lectures were delivered on:
1. Gandhiji's ideas for sustainable ecology and rural development (Dr. V. K. Saxena)
2. Mahatma Gandhi and self-reliant rural India (Dr Ajay Kumar)
3. Gandhiji's agricultural philosophy (Dr. S. C. Sharma)
Besides, in this programme Dr. Raghvendar Sigh, Director, Dr. A. Sahoo, Head AN, Dr. Arun Kumar, Head AGB and Sh Suresh Kumar, CAO also addressed the Gandhian philosophy related to agriculture and villagers. Keeping the institute clean, under swachchhata Abhiyan, contractual workers were awarded as “Swachchhata SIPAHI” who served the institute regularly and efficiently in COVID-19 period. All the activities were carried out ensuring social distancing and following the protocol as issued by the Govt. regarding COVID-19.
