Rice research facility to come up at Srikakulam

Srikakulam: The Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) has proposed to set up Regional Rice Research Institute (RRRI) for South India at Naira Agriculture College here. 

The CRRI, a part of Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), is located in Cuttack in Odisha will be supervising the functioning of the RRRI along with the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU). 

The proposed RRRI has entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR. As per MoU, 25 acres has to be allocated to RRRI. At present, two rice research institutes are in Assam and Jharkhand states.  The proposed RRRI would be conducting research on paddy varieties in soils of coastal belts across the country. 

Speaking to The Hans India, PV Krishnayya, Associate Dean of Naira Agricultural College, said that higher officials of the ANGRAU have agreed to allot required lands for NRRI. Scientists D Chinnam Naidu and P Venkata Rao of Krishi Vignana Kendram (KVK) said that the proposed RRRI would be a boon to coastal belts in south Indian states to study on new suitable varieties of paddy.