Dimapur, March 2 (MExN): A one-day workshop on “Technologies of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for the People of Nagaland”, organized by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Technologies Display and Dissemination Facility (DTDDF), School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD, Nagaland University (NU) was held today at SASRD, NU.
All together, 62 Agriculture Extension Training (AET) trainees of ‘Integrated Extension Training Centre’ (IETC), Medziphema participated in the workshop, stated a release from the school.
The workshop started with a speech by Dr. NK. Patra, Exercising Authority, DTDDF on details of ‘scientific research and societal activities of the DAE’, and activities of DTDDF, SASRD which is functioning in collaboration with BARC, Mumbai.
He gave a brief introduction of BARC and their domain of works such as nuclear technology, bio-medics, agriculture, food security, environment, health, etc. Further, he highlighted about procedural aspects for getting license of BARC’s technologies to start own entrepreneurship as well as available technologies with DTDDF, SASRD.
During the technical session different technologies of DTDDF, namely- Domestic Water Purifier; Foldable Solar Dryer (FSD); Soil Organic Carbon Detection Kit (SOCDK); Fluoride Detection Kit (FDK) and Irradiated Food Items were demonstrated and displayed.
All participants were encouraged to adopt BARC technologies and start entrepreneurship with BARC technologies.
The release also informed that interested people can contact to DTDDF office at SASRD, NU (or can access
http://www.barc.gov.in/technologies/technology.html) for further details of different technologies and to start their entrepreneurship.
