Name of the KVK Centre
TNAU, Krishi Vigyan Kendra
2.
Location and
Complete Address
Agricultural
College and Research Institute
Madurai 625
104
3.
Year of
Establishment
1981 (upgraded as KVK)
4.
Designation
of the Head of KVK
Professor
and Head
5.
Communication
facilities
Telegram
A&DRI,
Madurai 625 104
Telephone
822956
Telex
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Fax
0452-822755
E-Mail
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6
Major
functions of the Centre
Extension,
Training
7
Major crops
and allied enterprises
Paddy,
Cotton, Oilseeds, Pulses, Sugarcane, Banana, Dairy & Poultry
8
Lead
function of the Centre
Training and
demonstrations
9
Total
Research Training and Extension Staff (Discipline-wise break up desirable)
Professor
and Head (Agril. Extension) -1
Associate
Professor (Agronomy) - 1
Associate
Professor (Pl. Pathology) -1
Associate
Professor (Agril. Entomology) -1
Associate
Professor (Agril. Extension) - 1
10
Lodging
facilities
No.of rooms
Twenty
Whether
easily available
Yes
No. of
Trainee Scientists who could be easily accommodated
6-8
11
Boarding
facilities
Not
Available
12
Nearest
town/city
11 Kms
13
Audio visual
facility
Overhead
Projector
Available
(old type)
Slide
Projector
Available
(old type)
14
Computer
facility
Not
available
15
Transport
facility
Available
(Jeep)
16
Are the
crops available round the year
Yes (in
certain packets)
17
No of villages nearby KVK centre where crops are
grown round the year
10
a) Are these
villages nearby KVK Centre (Indicate distance in Kms.)
Yes 5 - 10
Kms
b) Are they
connected by bus or any other conveyance
Yes
18
Please
indicate the months during which most of the staff avail long leave
May
19
What is the
nearest FTC/Research Station
above 50 Kms
20
Does the KVK
Centre have a Village adoption scheme
No
In case Yes,
the No. of villages adopted and since when
--
Is there any
regular transfer of technology programme run by the centre
Yes
21
Nearest
Railway station / Bus stand
11 Kms
22
Indicate the
Bank for official transaction
State Bank
of India, Agril. College Branch, Madurai 625 104