Last Updated: March  7, 2012

SUNDERNAGAR DISTRICT MANDI HIMACHAL PRADESH-175019

 About the Station

Research Sub-Station, Sunder Nagar was initially established in 1962 by the State Department of Agriculture. It was transferred to the Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalya in 1978. The infrastructure facility of the station was strengthened under phase I of National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) with the objectives to develop crop management practices under rainfed situation and to demonstrate the proven farm technology at farmer’s fields.

Before the commencement of NARP (Feb. 1983), the research effort was primarily aimed at testing the crop varieties, but with the NARP Programme, the mandate has been strengthen to overcome,, the various constraints in crop production and to initiate research to tackle area specific problems at the grass root level.

Location

The station is located at Sunder Nagar in Mandi district at 31^o 33`N and 76<sup>o</sup> 54` E at an altitude 874m amsl.  Sunder Nagar is situated on the National High Way No. 21, 42 Km from Bilaspur in north and 26 Km before on the way of Mandi. It is well connected by roads from Shimla, Delhi, Chandigarh, Mandi and Pathankot.

Soil and climate

Sunder Nagar has agro-climatic conditions of mid-hills sub-humid zone. The soil are clay loam in texture, neutral in reaction and medium with respect to available nitrogen (285-300 kg/ha) and high in phosphorous (51-61kg P₂O₅/ha) and medium with respect to potash (160-178kg K₂O/ha). Average annual rainfall for the last ten year is about 1200mm out of which 80 per cent received during the monsoon season.

Command area

The operational area covered by this RSS includes four blocks (Drang, Chauntra, Karsog valley and Sundernagar) of district Mandi and to some extent part of Panjgain area of Bilaspur district is also represented.