वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान | |
 Forest Research Institute in Dehradoon, panoramic view. | |
| Type | Natural Resource Service Training Institute |
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| Established | 1906; 119 years ago (1906) |
| Director | Dr. Renu Singh,IFS |
| Location | FRI and College Area, Dehradun |
| Website | fri |
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Building details | |
 Interactive map of Forest Research Institute | |
| General information | |
| Status | National Heritage site |
| Architectural style | Stripped Classicism |
| Construction started | c. 1923 |
| Inaugurated | 1926; 99 years ago (1926) |
| Grounds | 450 ha |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | C. G. Blomfield |
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TheForest Research Institute (abbr.FRI;Hindi:वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान) is aNatural Resource Service training institute of theIndian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field offorestry research inIndia forIndian Forest Service cadres and allState Forest Service cadres. It is located atDehradun inUttarakhand, and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared adeemed university by theUniversity Grants Commission.[1]
The Forest Research Institute campus hosts theIndira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for theIndian Forest Service (IFS).
It was founded in 1878 as "Forest School of Dehradun", after that its name changed to "Imperial Forest School" in 1884.[2] byDietrich Brandis.[3]
In 1906, it was reestablished as the Imperial Forest Research Institute, under the BritishImperial Forestry Service.[2]
Established as Imperial Forest Research Institute in 1906, the Forest Research Institute (FRI)[4]Dehradun, was first situated at Chandhbagh (the present location of the Doon School) on the Mall Road. A much larger campus at the present location was acquired ca 1923. Construction of the new buildings commenced thereafter. Styled in Greco-Roman Architecture by C.G. Blomfield, the main building was inaugurated in 1929 by then ViceroyFreeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon. It is now a National Heritage site.
Forest Research Institute Dehradun is among the oldest institutions of its kind. The institute's history is virtually synonymous with the evolution and development of scientific forestry, not only in India, but over the entiresub-continent. Built over 450 hectares, with the outer Himalaya forming its backdrop, the institute's main building combinesGreco-Roman andColonial styles of architecture, with a plinth area of 2.5 hectares. The building was listed for a time, in the Guinness Book of Records, as the largest purely brick structure in the world. The institute has a developed infrastructure of all equipped laboratories, library, herbarium, arboreta, printing press and experimental field areas for conducting forestry research. It is 7 km from Clock Tower, on the Dehradun-Chakrata motorable road. It is the biggest forest-based training institute in India. Most of the forest officers are a part of this institute. The FRI's building also houses a Botanical Museum and there are many different kinds of trees from around the world.[5][6]
FRI and College Area campus is a census town, between Kaulagarh in the north and theIndian Military Academy to the south. TheTons River forms its Western Boundary.
Within its campus, it hostsIndira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA),[7] which is a separate organization of theIndian Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF). It also hosts the Central Academy for State Forest Services (CASFOS). TheWildlife Institute of India was on campus but now has moved toChandrabani, and is an independent organization under MoEF. IIFM is an independent autonomous organization of MoEF and has good liaisons with FRI for forestry research and related activities. Presently IIM Kashipur running its executive management course on weekends for working person in this campus. The deemed university of FRI runs four MSc courses viz. Cellulose & Paper Technology, Environment Management, Forestry Management, Wood Science Technology and two P.G.Diploma courses in Natural Resource Management and Aroma Technology. It also enrolls a large number of research scholars every year for Ph.D.
The museum is open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm daily. There is an entry fee of₹15 per person and a 25 for scooty and bikes for cars vary nominal entry fee for vehicles.There are six sections in the museum:
More than a dozen moviesDulhan Ek Raat Ki,Krishna Cottage,Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein,404,Paan Singh Tomar,Nanban,Student of the Year,Student of the Year 2,Dilli Khabar,Yaara,Genius,Dear Daddy andMaharshi were majorly shot in this campus.
A television commercial ad of Bournvita was also shot here. Punjabi song Pyaar tere naal he and Sajjan Raji bySatinder Sartaj was also shot here.Web series likePuncch Beat is also shot here.[8]
Rash Behari Bose worked here as a head clerk, before becoming a full-time participant in the Independence movement.
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