Pantnagar, Nov. 12 -- On the occasion of Uttarakhand State Foundation Day, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, convened a high-level meeting to deliberate on strengthening the university's role in the integrated and accelerated development of the state's hill regions.

Vice-Chancellor Dr Shivendra Kumar Kashyap chaired the meeting, which was attended by the Registrar, all deans, directors and other senior officials.

Emphasising the need to extend the university's academic, research and extension activities beyond the plains, the Vice-Chancellor called for a focused approach to ensure that the benefits of agricultural research and technological interventions reach farmers in the remotest parts...