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Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun erstwhile known as Imperial Forest Research Institute was established in 1906 to organize and lead forestry research activities in the country. The institute caters, in particular, to the research needs of the States of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This institute also has the status of University and at present offers three courses leading to M.Sc. Degree and two Post-Graduate Diploma Courses, besides awarding Ph.D. degree in Forestry.
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Director's Message
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Dr. P.P. Bhojvaid IFS
Director, FRI Dehradun
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It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the official webpage of Forestry Research Institute (FRI). The institute caters, in particular, to the research needs of the States of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This institute also has the status of University and at present offers three courses leading to M.Sc. Degree and two Post-Graduate Diploma Courses, besides awarding Ph.D. degree in Forestry.
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I hope, the information given in the webpage will be of great help to the viewers. Suggestions for improving the website are welcome.
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The year 2006 was celebrated as Centenary Year of FRI and 5th June 2006 as Centenary day. Year long celebrations included First Brandis Memorial Lecture by Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai; followed by many international and national events.
The Centenary year ended with a special function of its kind in the country in which a two km long symbolic and ceremonious green linen bearing the signatures of lakhs of school children of Uttarakhand with their pledge to protect and conserve the forests and environment, was wrapped around the FRI Main Building, a historical event of its kind in the arena of forestry science in tropical world.
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Greetings from ICFRE family and a warm welcome to our website. We would like to provide substantial information about the glorious history of this institute.
