The MoU has been mutually agreed to be extended for the next five years

The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand organised the meeting to extend the MoU with the Eco-Task Force (127 Infantry Battalion (TA) Ecological, Garhwal Rifles Garhi Cantonment, Dehradun, Uttarakhand).

The meeting was held between Dr M Madhu, Director, ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun and Col Rohit Srivastav, Commanding Officer, ETF, Dehradun. The MoU has been mutually agreed to be extended for the next five years with an additional objective of jointly developing a Model Village in Jounsar Bhabar Area of Uttarakhand.

Both the organisations underwent the collaboration during 2016 that was again reshaped during 2019 for the period of two years ending in December 2021.