Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry

Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry
उत्तराखण्ड औद्यानिकी एवं वानिकी विश्वविद्यालय

Type	State University
Established	2011
Chancellor	Governor of Uttarakhand
Vice-Chancellor	Matthew Prasad
Undergraduates	600
Postgraduates	400
Doctoral students	50
Location	Bharsar and Ranichauri, Uttarakhand, India
Campus	Rural
Acronym	UUHF
Affiliations	UGC, MHRD
Website	uuhf.ac.in

The Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry (UUHF) or Hindi:उत्तराखण्ड औद्यानिकी एवं वानिकी विश्वविद्यालय is a state university located in north Indian state of Uttarakhand. University has two campuses, one is in Bharsar town of Pauri Garhwal district and other is in Ranichauri town of Tehri Garhwal district.

History

The Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry was established in 2011 by an act (Act No. 13 of 2011) passed by Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in April 2011.

Campus

Bharsar campus

VCSG College of Horticulture is situated at Bharsar in Pabao Block of District Pauri Garhwal on Pauri - Ramnagar Highway (NH- 121) about 57 km from Pauri. It is spread over an area of 175 hectares consisting of forest and orchards at an altitude ranging between 1800 and 2300 m above msl. The geographical and climatic conditions of the region are considered to be ideal for Horticulture. The College has been named in the honour of freedom fighter Late Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali who was associated with Peshawar events of 1931

Ranichauri campus

The College of Forestry situated at Ranichauri in Tehri Garhwal about 15 km from New Tehri, 71 km from Rishikesh and 110 km from Dehradun on Rishikesh - New Tehri Road. It is spread over an area of 203 hectares consisting of forest, orchards and various research blocks at an altitude ranging between 1700 and 2200 m above msl. The geographical and climatic conditions of the region are considered to be suitable for different forest species, horticultural crops, off season vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, minor millets and pulses.

External links

Official website of Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry

Universities in Uttarakhand

State Universities	Doon University G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology H. N. B. Uttarakhand Medical Education University Kumaun University Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University Uttarakhand Ayurveda University Uttarakhand Open University Uttarakhand Sanskrit University Uttarakhand Technical University Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry

Central Universities	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Autonomous Institutes	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Indian Institute of Management Kashipur Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand

Deemed Universities	Forest Research Institute Graphic Era University Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

Private Universities	Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya DIT University Graphic Era Hill University Himgiri Zee University ICFAI University, Dehradun IMS Unison University University of Patanjali Swami Rama Himalayan University University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Uttaranchal University

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