Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in BHU soon

A national workshop and brainstorming meeting for the creation of Faculty of Veterinary Science in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was held in the committee hall of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences on May 23, 2011. BHU Vice Chancellor Professor Dhirendra Pal Singh presided over the meeting.

Noted experts from different parts of the country including Dr. Suresh S. Honnappagol, Vice Chancellor, Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, Dr. AK Srivastava, Director & Vice Chancellor, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, Dr. M. P. Yadav, former Director, IVRI & Former Vice Chancellor, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, Dr. Kusumakar Sharma, Assistant Director General (HRD), ICAR, Dr. S. R. Srinivasan, Dean, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Dr. GK Singh, Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences, Pantnagar, Dr. V. Balakrishnan, Professor & Head, Department of Animal Nutrition, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Dr. R. C. Upadhyay, Principal Scientist, Division of Dairy Cattle Physiology, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Dr. D. N. Pandey, Former Head, AH & Dairying, BHU, Dr. A. K. Singh, Former Director, Animal Husbandry, Govt. of UP, Dr. R.P. Singh, Director, Institute of Agricultural Science, BHU, Prof. Kalyan Singh, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Prof. SR Singh, Former Director, Institute of Agricultural Science, BHU, Prof. Alok Jha, All the Head of Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. M.R. Phatak, Dy. Registrar, IAS and Prof. Rajesh Singh, Chairman, PPP Cell participated in the meeting.

The meeting discussed to set up Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in BHU soon. The faculty will be set up at Rajiv Gandhi South Campus.

Photo: PPP Cell-BHU