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ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) No.

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Offices Contact Details

Regional Research Stations

Sr. No. Station Contact No. Email Address
1 Canning Town 03218-255241, 03218-255085,
Fax: 03218-255084		 cssri [dot] canning [at] gmail [dot] com South 24-Parganas, West Bengal, India, Pin-743329
2 Lucknow 9868934580 headcssrirrsl [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in Od Jail Road, Near Manyawar Kanshiram Smarak Sthal,
Alambagh Pin 226002, Lucknow UP
3 Bharuch - - Maktampur, P.O. Bharuch -392 012, Gujarat
4 KVK Hardoi II - kvkhardoi2 [at] gmail [dot] com KVK - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jaitpur, Barahi, Sandila, Hardoi-241203

Other Offices

Sr. No. Location Name Contact No. Email Address
Project Coordinating Unit
1 Karnal Dr. Satyendra Kumar 0184-2292730,
Fax: 0184-2290480		 pcunitkarnal [at] gmail [dot] com ICAR-CSSRI, Kachhawa Road, Karnal 132 001 (Haryana)
Cooperating Centres
2 Agra Dr. R.B. Singh 0562-2636463, 9412395226 jraragra [at] gmail [dot] com ,
aicrpsalinity [at] gmail [dot] com 		Raja Balwant Singh College, Bichpuri, Agra-283105 (Uttar Pradesh)
3 Bapatla Dr. (Mrs.) P. Prasuna Rani 08643-225098, 9949553684 swsbapatla [at] gmail [dot] com Regional Research Station, ANG Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh)
4 Bikaner Dr. Ranjeet Singh 8619541535 - SK Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner (Rajasthan)
5 Gangawati Dr. Vishwanath Jowkin 08533-271030 vishwasws [at] gmail [dot] com Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gangawati (Karnataka)
6 Hisar Dr. Ram Prakash 01662-289278, 9812089939 - Department of Soils, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana)
7 Tiruchirappalli Dr. P. Balasubramaniam 0431-2906100, 9486929877,
7200029877		 balutnau [at] gmail [dot] com , 
aicrptry [at] gmail [dot] com		 AD Agricultural College and Research Institute, TN Agril University, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)
Voluntary Centres
8 Bathinda Dr. BK Yadav 0164-2212159, 7589274314 bkyadav74 [at] pau [dot] edu , 
bkyadav74 [at] gmail [dot] com		 Regional Research Station, Punjab Agril University, Bathinda (Punjab)
9 Panvel Dr. K P Vaidya 0222-7452775, 8087213854 - Khar Land Research Station, Panvel (Maharashtra)
10 Indore Dr. K.S Bangar 9425313580 - ICAR-Central Island Agril Research Institute, Indore
11 Vyttila Dr. A.K. Sreelatha 9446328761 rrsvyttila [at] kau [dot] in , 
sreelatha [dot] ak [at] kau [dot] in		 Rice Research Station, Kerala Agril University, Vyttila, Kochi (Kerala)

Staff Contact Details

Scientific Staff

Sr. No. Name Designation Contact No. Email
Division of Soil and Crop Management
1 Dr. R.L. Meena Principal Scientist (Agronomy) 9466623375 rl [dot] meena [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
2 Dr. Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj Principal Scientist (Soil Science)   ajaykbhardwaj [at] gmail [dot] com ,
ak [dot] bhardwaj [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
3 Dr. Banyal Rakesh Principal Scientist (Agroforestry) 9467883865 rakesh [dot] banyal [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
drbanyal08 [at] gmail [dot] com ,
drbanyal08 [at] gmail [dot] com ,
rakesh [dot] banyal [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
rbanyal08 [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in
4 Dr. Gajender Yadav Senior Scientist (Agronomy) 0184-2209358, 9812566001 ,
Extn No.: 358
Fax: 0184-2290480		 gajender [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
gajender [dot] icar [at] gmail [dot] com
5 Dr. Madhu Choudhary Senior Scientist (Microbiology)   madhu [at] cssri [dot] ernet [dot] in
6 Dr. Raj Kumar Senior Scientist (SS) Agroforestry 9429665628 rajcswcrti [at] gmail [dot] com
7 Dr. Ashim Datta Scientist (Soil Chemistry/fertility/microbiology) 9466413634, 7015184658 ashimdatta2007 [at] gmail [dot] com
8 Dr. Priyanka Chandra Sr. Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology)   priyanka [dot] chandra921 [at] gmail [dot] com
9 Dr. Awtar Singh Scientist (Soil Science) 7027582520, 9839582520 awtar [dot] singh1 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
singhawtar91 [at] gmail [dot] com
10 Dr. Manish Kumar Scientist Soil & Crop Management 9882881558, 7015094369 manish [dot] kumar2 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
manish [dot] rrm [at] gmail [dot] com
11 Dr. Ram Kishor Fagodiya Scientist (Environmental Science) 9311127020, 9205618355 ram [dot] iari4874 [at] gmail [dot] com ,
ram [dot] fagodiya [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Division of Crop Improvement
12 Dr Neeraj Kulshreshtha Principal Scientist Crop Improvement 0184-2209327, 0184-2280502,
9315382163		 kulshreshthan [at] yahoo [dot] com ,
neeraj [dot] kulshreshtha [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
13 Dr. Anita Mann Principal Scientist (Plant Physiology)   anita [dot] mann [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
anitadgr13 [at] gmail [dot] com
14 Dr. Arvind Kumar Senior Scientist (Genetics) 9996020251 arvind [dot] kumar2 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
singh [dot] ak92 [at] gmail [dot] com
15 Dr. Jogendra Singh Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding) 0184-2209416 jogendra [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
jogendra82 [at] gmail [dot] com
16 Dr. Ashwani Kumar Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology)   ashwanisharma107 [at] gmail [dot] com
17 Dr. Vijayata Singh     vijayata [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
18 Dr. Ananya Baidya Scientist (Plant Physiology) 9051647473 theananya4 [at] gmail [dot] com
19 Dr. Nitish Ranjan Prakash Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding)   nitishranjan240 [at] gmail [dot] com ,
nitish [dot] prakash [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
20 Dr. Satyendra Kumar Head, Principal Scientist (Soil & Water Conservation Engineering) 0184-2209353 s [dot] kumar2 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
21 Dr Pratap Ray Bhatnagar Principal Scientist (Land & Water Management Engg)   pr [dot] bhatnagar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
22 Dr. Devendra Singh Bundela Principal Scientist (Soil & Water Conservation Engg)   ds [dot] bundela [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
dsbundela [at] hotmail [dot] com
23 Dr. Bhaskar Narjary Scientist Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 0184-2209390 bhaskar [dot] narjary [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
bhaskar [dot] narjary [at] gmail [dot] com
24 Er. Aslam Latif Pathan Scientist (Water Management)   aslam [dot] pathan [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
25 Dr. Raj Mukhopadhyay Scientist Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 7503832259 raj [dot] mukhopadhyay [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
26 Mr. Vibhute Sagar Dattatraya Scientist (Land and Water Management Engineering)   sagar [dot] vibhute [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
vibhutesagar5 [at] gmail [dot] com
27 Dr. Jitendra Kumar Scientist (LWME) 8191020580 jitendra [dot] kumar3 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
jkagric [at] yahoo [dot] com
28 Mr. Dar Jaffer Yousuf Scientist   darjaffer6 [at] gmail [dot] com
Division of Social Science Research
29 Dr Suresh Kumar Acting Head, Senior. Scientist (Agricultural Economics) 9958461923 suresh [dot] kumar10 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
skdcswcrti [at] gmail [dot] com
30 Dr. Anil Kumar Principal Scientist (agriculture extension) 9458818844 anil [dot] kumar13 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
31 Dr Rajkumar Senior Scientist (Horticulture - Fruit Science) 8930095151, 8930095151 rajkumar2 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
32 Dr. Kailash Prajapat Senior Scientist (Agronomy) 0184- 2209344,
Fax: 0184-2290480		 kailash [dot] prajapat [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
kp [dot] agron [at] gmail [dot] com
AICRP (Saline Water)
33 Dr. B.L. Meena Sr. Scientist (Soil Science) 9416143606 bl [dot] meena [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Regional Research Station, Bharuch
34 Dr. Anil R. Chinchmalatpure Head, Principal Scientist , (Soil & Water Conservation Engineering)   anil [dot] rc [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
rcanil2014 [at] gmail [dot] com
35 Mr. David Camus D Scientist (Agroforestry)   davidcamus1984 [at] gmail [dot] com
36 Dr. Monika Shukla Scientist (Agronomy)   monika [dot] shukla [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
agri [dot] monika [at] gmail [dot] com
37 Dr. Tashi Dorjee Lama Principal Scientist(Soil Physics/Soil & Water Conservation)   tashidorjee [at] yahoo [dot] com ,
tashi [dot] lama [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
38 Dr. Bisweswar Gorain Scientist 02642-225688, 9718859460,
Fax: 02642-225673		 bisweswar [dot] gorain [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
gorainbisweswar [at] gmail [dot] com
Regional Research Station, Canning Town
39 Dr. Uttam Kumar Mandal Principle Scientist (Soil Phy/Soil and Water Conservation)   uttam_icar [at] yahoo [dot] com
40 Dr. Kshirendra Kumar Mahant Scientist (Soil & Water Conservation)   kkmahanta [at] yahoo [dot] com
41 Dr. Shishir Rout Senior Scientist (Soil Physics/Soil & Water Conservation)   tashidorjee [at] yahoo [dot] com ,
tashi [dot] lama [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
42 Dr. Rinchen Nopu Bhutia Scientist (Fishery Resource Management)   rinchenacademia [at] gmail [dot] com ,
rinchen [dot] bhutia [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
43 Dr. Devika S Scientist (Plant Physiology)   devikasellathdurai [at] gmail [dot] com ,
devika [dot] s [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
44 Dr. Sonali Mallick Scientist (Agricultural Extension)   sonali [dot] mallick [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Regional Research Station, Lucknow
45 Dr. Sanjay Arora Principal Scientist (Soil Chemistry/Fertility/Microbiology)   sanjay [dot] arora [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
aroraicar [at] gmail [dot] com
46 Dr. S.K. Jha Principal Scientist (Soil Science)   sk [dot] jha [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
jhask_01 [at] yahoo [dot] com
47 Dr Raza Haider Rizvi Principal Scientist (Computer Science) 9415113717 raza [dot] rizvi [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
48 Dr. Anil Kumar Dubey Head, RRS Lucknow   anil [dot] dubey1 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
akd67 [at] rediffmail [dot] com
49 Dr. Anoop Kumar Dixit Principal Scientist (Agronomy)   anoop [dot] dixit [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in ,
dixitak21 [at] gmail [dot] com
50 Dr Arjun Singh Scientist ( Microbiology) 7881199890  
KVK Hardoi II
51 Dr. Pankaj Nautiyal Sr. Scientist & Head (Horticulture) 9412394661 pankaj [dot] nautiyal [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , 
drpankajnautiyal [at] gmail [dot] com
52 Smt. Anjali Sahu Subject Matter Specialist (Home Science) 9839593621 anjalisah13march [at] gmail [dot] com
53 Dr. Trilok Nath Rai Subject Matter Specialist (Soil Science) 7991343345 tnrai_78 [at] rediffmail [dot] com
54 Dr. Traloki Singh Subject Matter Specialist (Agronomy) 7486077666 tralokisingh [at] gmail [dot] com
55 Mr. Mohit Singh Subject Matter Specialist (Agricultural Extension) 9634190100 mohitchaudhary199825 [at] gmail [dot] com
56 Ms. Thanga Anusya S Subject Matter Specialist (Fisheries Resource Management) 9944180503 anusya1507 [at] gmail [dot] com

Technical & Administrative Staff

Sr. No. Name Contact No. Mobile No. Email
Senior Administrative Officer
1 Alok Kumar 0184-2291156 6360278071 alok [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Finance & Accounts Officer
2 Sunil Kumar 0184-2209307 9896164510 sunil [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Chief Technical Officer
3 Rajeev Kumar 0184-2291910 9416392350 rajeev [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
4 Naresh Kumar Arora 0184-2209339 9416110461 nk [dot] arora [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
5 Jai Parkash 0184-2209340 9466065382 jai [dot] parkash [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
6 Narander Kumar Vaid 0184-2209386 9416344456 nk [dot] vaid [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Senior Technical Assistant
7 Chanchal Rani 0184-2209378 9416252366 chanchal [dot] rani [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
8 Dilbagh Singh 0184-2209405 9466285021 dilbagh [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
9 Amar Dass 0184-2209399 9896821202 amar [dot] dass [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
10 Raj Kumar raj [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
11 Vinod Kumar 0184-2209314 9466705215 vinod [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
12 Purshtom Lal 0184-2209315 9813828745 purshtom [dot] lal [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
13 Meena Luthra 0184-2209375 9467339134 meena [dot] luthra [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
14 Brij Mohan Meena 0184-2209376 9416557637 bm [dot] meena [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Senior Technician
15 Satish Kumar 0184-2209441 9813877570 satish [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
16 Vinod Kumar vinod [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
17 Dinesh Kumar Meena dk [dot] meena [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
18 Pala Ram pala [dot] ram [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
19 Mange Ram 1 mange [dot] ram1 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
20 Narinder Kumar Sharma nk [dot] sharma [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
21 Baljit Singh 0184-2209405 9416404902 baljit [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
22 Mohinder Singh mohinder [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Technical Assistant
23 Dharam Bir dharam [dot] bir [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
24 Kuldeep Kumar kuldeep [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
25 Tek Ram 0184-2209315 9466251859 tek [dot] ram [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
26 Mange Ram mange [dot] ram [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
27 Dilawar Singh 0184-2209335 9896243382 dilawar [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
28 Rajinder Singh 0184-2209341 9996434577 rajinder [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
29 Manisha 0184-2209316 8398876177 manisha [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
30 Rajpal 0184-2209386 rajpal [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Technical Officer
31 Suresh Kumar Dhaiya 0184-2209334 9416219293 sk [dot] dhaiya [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
32 Anil Kumar2 0184-2209319 9355828032 anil [dot] kumar2 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
33 Geeta Rani 0184-2209342 9416433480 geeta [dot] rani [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
34 Kulbir Singh 0184-2209455 9813547559 kulbir [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
35 Madan Singh 0184-2209495 9416035223 madan [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
36 Jaswant Singh 0184-2209321 9992301057 jaswant [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Technician
37 Narender Kumar narender [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
38 Vinod Kumar2 vinod [dot] kumar2 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
39 Devendra Kumar1 devendra [dot] kumar1 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
40 Girraj Prasad Meena 0184-2209412 9050797215 gp [dot] meena [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
41 Karam Singh 0184-2209405 9254008360 karam [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
42 Kartar Singh 0184-2209442 kartar [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
43 Raghbir Singh 0184-2209410 9034114045 raghbir [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Assistant Administrative Officer
44 Tarun Kumar 0184-2209343 9812030111 tarun [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
45 Ranjit Singh 0184-2209373 9050533560 ranjit [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
46 Sushma Garg 0184-2209306   sushma [dot] garg [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
47 Sultan Singh 0184-2209302 9996348489 sultan [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Assistant
48 Jasbir kaur 0184-2209311 jasbir [dot] kaur [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
49 Raj Kumar 0184-2209308 9896303055 raj [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
50 Anita Rani Mehta 0184-2209458 9896295695 ar [dot] mehta [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
51 Ram Murat Rai 0184-2209343 rm [dot] rai [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
52 Suresh Pal Rana 0184-2209311 9416369236 sp [dot] rana [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
53 Avtar Singh 0184-2209373 avtar [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
54 Veera Rani 0184-2209303 9416322586 veera [dot] rani [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Clerk
Senior Division Clerk
55 Karam Singh 0184-2209311 karam [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Upper Division Clerk
56 Bachan Singh 0184-2209321 bachan [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
57 Jasbir Singh 0184-2209455 jasbir [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Lower Division Clerk
58 Jog Dhiyan 0184-2209373 jog [dot] dhiyan [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
59 Gurcharan Singh 0184-2209373 gurcharan [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
60 Vinod Singh 0184-2209373 vinod [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Personal Assistant
61 Rita Ahuja 0184-2209321 9671936659 rita [dot] ahuja [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
62 Sunita Malhotra 0184-2209302 9034070043 sunita [dot] malhotra [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
63 Shashi Pal 0184-2209306 shashi [dot] pal [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Private Secretary
64 Santra Devi 0184-2209363 8396033827 santra [dot] devi [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
65 Dinesh 0184-2209322 9896302910 dinesh [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in

Officers Contact Details

Sr. No. Designation Name Contact No. Email
1 Director, CSSRI, Karnal - 0184-2290501,
Fax: 0184-2292489		 director [dot] cssri [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
2 Head, Division of Soil and
Crop Management		 Dr. R.K. Yadav 0184-2209310 rk [dot] yadav [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in

Hostel Contacts

Timing: (9am-5pm, All Days)

Sr. No. Designation Contact No.
1 Scientist Hostel 0184-2209376,
9416557637,
Extn No.: 376
2 International Training Hostel 0184-2209326,
Extn No.: 326

PIO/Transperancy Officer/Appellate Authority Contact Details

Sr. No. Authority Name Designation Contact No. Email Address
1 Appellate Authority Dr. R.K Yadav Director 0184-2290501 director [dot] cssri [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal- 132001 (Haryana)
2 Transparency Officer Dr. A.K. Rai Principal Scientist 0184-2209323 ak [dot] rai [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal- 132001 (Haryana)
3 Public Information Officer Dr. Anil Kumar Principal Scientist 0184-2209386 anil [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal- 132001 (Haryana)
4 Public Information Officer Anil R. Chinchmalatpure Head 02642-225131, 02642-225688,
9428213936,
Fax: 02642-225673		 - CSSRI Regional Research Station, Opp. Jyoti Nagar Water Tank,
Zadeshwar Road, Maktampur P.O., Bharuch-392012 (Gujarat)
5 Public Information Officer Dr. Dhiman Burman Head 03218-255241,
9433077213 		- CSSRI Regional Research Station, Canning Town-743329 24 Parganas
Distt. (South) West Bengal-Canning Town
6 Public Information Officer Dr. V.K. Mishra Head 0522-2464664,
9451990546,
Extn. No.: 17		 - CSSRI Regional Research Station, Near Manywar Kansiram Smarak,
Old Jail Road, Alambagh, Lucknow (UP)-226005

Head Office

Central Soil Salinity Research Institute,
Zarifa Farm, Kachawa Road,
Karnal - 132001 (India)
Contact No.: 0184-2290501
Email: director [dot] cssri [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Fax: 0184-2291156, 0184-2290480

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