BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, AZRC JODHPUR

K Hr

Established : 18th February, 1972

Shifted to New campus: 1992

Area : About 14 Acres

Office building : 3.5 Acres

Desert Botanic Garden : 4 Acres

Cacti & Succulent Garden : 2 Acres

Residential complex : 4.5 Acres

10 fr .tft.T T iT . x n ^ r

V »»

t a K n g l G P t ’lE zd

fafeECP*ie;iP*!iugMEnilEEgB1i

r^ >

23. 2.1972 23. 1.1984

23. 1.1984 21. 3.1985

21. 3.1985 10. 6.1986

IQ 6.19861 !9. 6.1391

■ m * \m\ H m a

15.10.1993 7. 7.1998

7 7.1998 5. 7.1999

5. 7.1999 31 8 2007

30-4 2010

t- 5 -2010 3112-2011

1* 1*2012 31*07-20120108-2012 27.0t.20lS

28.01.2015

Shri B. V. Shetty Established this centre in 1972At D-7, Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur

P H Y T O N C L U B BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ARID ZONE CIRCLE, JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN

Photograph taken On the occassion of visit of the Joint Director-in-charge, Botanical survey of India and the Deputy Secretary to the Govt, of India, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.

Sitting (L. to R.) • Sm t Thrcsikutty Peter, S/Shri A.N. Singh, B.V. Shetty Regional Botanist, M ahatab Singh, Deputy Secretary, DST, Dr S. K. Ja in ,Joint Director in-chargc, BSf, Dr. T. G. Vazirani Dy. Director, ZSI. Dr. G P. Roy, D r. V. Singh, S. Bahadur.

S ta n d in g (1st Row/, L. to R.) : S/Shri Bhera Ram, T . C. Peter, R . P. Pandey, M . S. Dawre, P. S. Bhandari, P. J. Parmar, R . S. Purohit, A. S. K h an ,G . R. Chandani, A. P. Ja in , N. L. Phasge, B. L. Vyas, Prabhu Singh.

Standing (B a c k Row/, L. to R .) : S/Shri Pukh R aj, P. C. Dave, Kalyan Singh, Shiv Lai, M ancha Ram , Jagadish, Khiv Ram , G opal, Om Prakash, M ansukh Lai, Labu Ram , Sohan Lai. Tak Photos, joohpur

23rd S«pt. 1977.

Group photograph: 23rd September 1977 in presence of former Director Dr. S.K. Jain

BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, AZRC, JODHPUR Shifted to New campus: 1992

11. Latest existing man in position as on 31.01.2017

S.N. Nam e of the Official Designation D.O.B. Date of joining In BSI

Date of joining In the centre

Date of retirement

1 Sh. Vinod Maina Scientist- 'D' 15.08.1961 04.08.1994 01.06.2010 31.08.2021

2 Dr. Sriman Lal Meena Scientist- 'D' 11.11.1970 13.10.1997 20.08.2001 30.11.2030

3 Dr. Ramesh Kumar Scientist- 'C ' 05.05.1963 29.08.1988 22.05.2015 31.05.2023

4 Dr. Chandan Singh Purohit Scientist- 'B' 15.04.1981 22.06.2012 27.04.2015 30.04.2041

5 Sh. Mahendar Kr. Singhadiya Botanist 20.07.1979 14.12.2005 29.09.2014 31.07.2039

6 Sh. Jagdish Parsad Yadav Sr.Lib. & Inf. Asstt.

07.07.1977 23.02.2005 23.02.2005 31.07.2037

7 Sh. Ravi Parsad BotanicalAsstt.

11.11.1986 27.01.2014 27.01.2014 30.11.2046

8 Dr. Peedi Harikrishna BotanicalAsstt.

19.08.1984 14.02.2014 14.02.2014 31.08.2044

9 Sh.Ramesh Kumar PreservationAsstt.

05.07.1987 22.03.2010 03.02.2014 31.07.2047

10 Sh. Deependra Singh Shekhawat L.D.C. 16.09.1990 08.11.2013 04.04.2016 30.09.2050

11 Sh. Prema Ram Field Asstt. 21.09.1959 03.12.1979 03.12.1979 30.09.2019

12 Sh. Bhoma Ram Field Asstt. 01.07.1967 09.10.1989 09.10.1989 30.06.2027

13 Sh. Ranjeet MTS(Mounter)

03.03.1972 19.12.1990 19.12.1990 31.03.2032

14 Sh. Mukesh Goyal MTS(Store)

18.11.1973 10.03.1997 14.11.1994 30.11.2033

15 Sh. Bhanwaru Bux Beniwal

MTS(Cash/Esstt.)

20.06.1974 02.09.1999 10.03.1997 30.09.2034

16 Sh. Pukhraj MTS 25.07.1957 05.12.1980 02.09.1999 31.07.2017

17 Sh. Jaspal Singh MTS 02.02.1968 05.09.2016 29.02.2028

JURISDICTION & AREA

Rajasthan : 3 ,4 2 ,2 3 9 sq. km.

Gujarat : 1 ,9 6 ,0 2 4 sq. km.

Total Area : 5 ,3 8 ,2 6 3 sq. km.

SURVEY STATUS OF RAJASTHAN

Districts Explored: 30Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Chum, Dausa, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Jhalawar, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagour, Pali, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sri Ganganagar, Tonk & Udaipur.Unexplored:Dholpur, Pratapgarh & Sirohi.Protected area explored :Mukundra NP (Kota),Jamuwa Ramgarh WLS (Jaipur), Kumbalgarh, Desert National Park, Ranthambore National Park Under exploration:Sariska Tiger Reserve & Tadgarh WLS.

SURVEY STATUS OF GUJARAT

Districts Explored: 14Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Dangs (Ethnobotanical survey), Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh-Bhuj, Mehsana, Patan, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, & Surendra Nagar.

Unexplored:Anand, Kheda, Bharuch, Dahod, Panchmahal, Porbandar, Surat, Vadodara, Valsad, Tapi, Botad, Morbi, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Aravali, Mahisagar & Chhotaudepur.

Under exploration:Narmada (Shoolpaneshwar WLS) & Navsari.

FUNCTIONAL UNITS OF AZRC

Herbarium

Library

Museum

:34500 (18 Type specimens)

:4351 Books, 2700 Back Volumes J.21 foreign and 10 Indian Journals

:300 Exhibits of Carpological collections, plant products and ethno-botanical artifacts

Desert botanic garden: Established in 1994, Area-8 acres,300 vascular plant, 4 gymnosperm

LibrarS 4351 Books ^2700 Back Vol. J.

Subscription^21 foreign J. ^10 Indian J.

v m M 'Am

1

Jkh* J " - £*r * jpS ci®

s

Library building was constructed in 1996

Publications: 900 research paper, 200 popular articles and 11 books

F L O R A F L O R A O FO F IN D IA „ ___

series 2 R A JA STH A N

EDITED BY

B.V. S H E T T Y , V. S IN G H

FLORAOF INDIA

SERIES 3FLORA

OFBAN SW ARA DISTRICT

IV S,NGH

BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

Museum:300 Exhibits of Carpological Collections and plant products and ethnobotanical artifacts

I t

S*#l '

fr- m $mom *

' ■ “y-uf“'r - 'J

'fern

W&4ijaa& mmSmSm £

WiW*W>

H

i'mam'

* Area-8 acres ^300 vascular plants ^4 Gymnosperm^50 Succulent & Cacti

Acacia jacqmontii Lasiurus sindicus

*‘/f

Kisan Mela Participted & exhibited BSI,AZRC stall in Kisan Mela organised by C.A.Z.R.I., Jodhpur on 21.09.2016. Various books, museum exhibits, herbarium specimens, live plant species, posters etc. were displayed and won the third prize.

Phyton club AZRC Jodhpur Annual sports January-2017