Department at a Glance
The Department of Forestry, Wildlife & Environmental Sciences was established in
the year 1989. It is dedicated for promoting excellence in education and
research in Forestry and allied subjects, to cater the need for trained forestry
man power in the country. The syllabi include study of all segments of forestry,
wildlife and environmental sciences with a view to provide the students with
innovative knowledge and skills. The Department organizes lectures by eminent
persons besides workshops, seminars, symposium, and conferences in the field of
forestry. Excursions to premier institutes of forestry, plantation areas,
natural forest, forest nurseries and forest based industries are the regular
features of the curriculum to understand the subject in a better way. The
Department is actively engaged in research and extension programmes through a
number of research/ developmental projects sanctioned by various Government
funding agencies viz; ICFRE, MoEF, CCOST, DoLR. The Department has a good
liaison with State Forest Department, forest based industries, research
institutions and NGOs for the attachment of students to provide better exposure
of the practical/ field operations in forestry and also to facilitate the new
vistas for training and placement of students. The alumni of this Department
have joined Indian Forest Services, State Forest Services, and Scientists in
ICFRE institutions, Faculty in Universities and professionals in esteemed NGOs.
The Department is running three academic programmes: [1] BSc Forestry (8
semesters/ 4years) [2] MSc Forestry, Wildlife & Environmental Sciences (4
semesters/ 2years) [3] PhD Forestry. The core objective of these programmes is
to provide a bigger catchment and platform for natural/life sciences and
agriculture sciences students to choose a professional degree in forestry.
Infrastructure: The Department has following facilities for teaching,
research and extension activities: Laboratory Equipments viz; Phase Contrast and
stereo zoom microscope with image analyser; Nitrogen analyser; Porometer,
Spectrophotometer, Automatic soil moisture meter; Canopy analyser; Leaf area
meter; Automatic weather monitoring station; Windias; and Photosynthesis
analyser; State-of-art glasshouse; Forestry nursery; Computer lab with RS & GIS
facilities; Plantation sites of more than 15 acres; Departmental library;
Forestry hostel; Mini gym & sports goods and Camping equipments.
Research Areas: The Department is engaged in conducting research in
following thrust areas: Forest tree improvement and mutagenesis; Forest Genetic
Resources: Identification, propagation and cryopreservation;
Watershed management through RS & GIS; Assessment of air pollutants and its
impact on forests of Chhattisgarh; Bioremediation and restoration of degraded
lands; Nutrient dynamics in tropical forest ecosystem; Mycorrhizal and
Actinomycorrhizal symbiosis; Screening, characterization and bioprospecting of
natural dyes; Wood improvement through novel technologies and Wildlife ecology.
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Dr. S.S.Singh |
Dean, Professor |
sssingh_ggu@rediffmail.com |
07752-260078, 94241-63260 |
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Dr. Rashmi Agrawal |
Associate Professor & Head |
drrashmi_agarwal@yahoo.co.in |
91794-44732 |
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Dr. S.S. Dhuria |
Associate Professor |
ssdhuria@gmail.com |
98279-94408 |
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Dr. S.C. Tiwari |
Associate Professor |
sct_in@yahoo.com |
94252-25790 |
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Dr. K. K.Chandra |
Associate Professor |
kkchandra_31@rediffmail.com |
98937-50299 |
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Dr. Garima Tiwari |
Assistant Professor |
aalaptiwari@gmail.com |
94790-81863 |
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Dr. M.K.Dubey |
Assistant Professor |
dubeyman@gmail.com |
99819-56437 |
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Miss gunjan Patil |
Assistant Professor |
gunju_2007@yahoo.com |
80155-49218 |
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Dr. Bhavana Dixit |
Assistant Professor |
dixit1968@yahoo.com |
90987-51434 |
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DEPARTMENT PHONE No. : 07752-260078 |
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