Bikaner Abhayindia.com The National Camel Research Center (NRCC), which is an autonomous institution under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Government of India, located in Bikaner, the headquarters of the main research center of the Indian Agricultural Research Council, is known as a major tourist center and has a special position on the tourist map. In this center, tourists can get acquainted with various breeds of camels and their natural habits.
Tourists visiting the Camel Museum tell them about the development of the camel and the exploration of the desert ecosystem. The center has opportunities for camel riding, safaris, video and photography. Camel Milk Parlour is also a special attraction here as it sells unique value-added dairy products such as ice cream, hot and cold drinks. Every year the center is visited by thousands of foreign and Indian tourists. This center turns 40 on Wednesday, July 5, after 39 years of establishment.
Director of the Center Dr. Artabandhu Sahu said that, realizing the importance of camels in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid regions, the Government of India established the Camel Project Office of the Indian Council in Bikaner on July 5, 1984. agricultural research. This center is located in the Jodbid area, about 10 km from Bikaner, which was modernized on September 20, 1995 and named the National Camel Research Centre.
Sahu said that the number of one-humped camels in India is about 5 lakhs, which are mainly found in the border states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana in the northwestern arid and semi-arid part of India. The National Camel Research Center is engaged in basic and applied research on single-humped camels, as well as double-humped camels found in the cold desert of the Nubra Valley in Ladakh.
This program will take place on Wednesday: Scientist Dr. R.K. Saval said that on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the NRCC, a meeting of farmers, scientists and stakeholders will be held on Wednesday at the NRCC Audiorium. In which the main guest is the former DDG (AS) Prof. KML Pathak, ICAR-CSWRI Special Guest Director, Avikanagar Dr. A.K. Tomar, Joint Secretary of the AHD Department, Dr. O.P. Chowdhary, while guest of honor Dr. B.S. Rathod, G.S. Must be Bhati.