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Welcome to Soil Resource Development Institute, Regional Office, Gopalganj information


At a Glance

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Office introduction
The Soil Survey Project of Pakistan was established in 1961 with the aim of maintaining and preserving the productive capacity of land, soil and water resources and to ensure the highest profitable use of these resources based on the actual assessment and development potential. Its purpose was to complete the Reconnaissance Soil Survey of the entire country for agricultural development. After the development of Bangladesh in 1972, the institution under the Ministry of Agriculture came to be known as 'Soil Survey Department'. In 1983, the Department of Soil Survey under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests was restructured, expanded and renamed the Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI).
The head office of the institute is located in Dhaka. The chief executive of the institution is the Director General. He is assisted by the Director, Chief Scientific Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Scientific Officer and Assistant Director of the Administration Branch who are assigned as Heads of various Wings, Divisions and Branches of the Head Office and Divisional/Regional Offices/Laboratories. This institution has 9 branches including 2 wings, 2 departments, administration, cartography, data processing and statistical and ICT and publication and record branches, 7 divisional offices, 33 regional offices, 7 regional laboratories, 16 regional laboratories and 2 research centers. Apart from this, there are 10 mobile soil laboratories with the objective of testing the soil samples of the farmers on the ground and recommending balanced levels of fertilizers based on the results.
Soil Resource Development Institute, Regional Office, Gopalganj Office is a government organization under the control of the Ministry of Agriculture which is managed under the Dhaka Divisional Office. The institute belongs to NARS (National Agricultural Research System) as it is engaged in research on soil, water, crops and fertilizers.
Designation of Head of Department:
Chief Scientific Officer, BCS (Agriculture), which is 4th grade equivalent post
Functions
1. Completion of soil survey based on the results of aerial image analysis, field survey and laboratory soil sample analysis for the creation of land and soil resource data base. Preparation and printing of various types of maps and reports based on the above survey.
2. Completion of detailed/semi-detailed soil survey of development project areas and research farms and preparation of reports as per the needs of various beneficiary organizations.
3. Conducting research activities on survey and management of problematic soils (saline, alkaline, toxic, peat soils) and developing technologies.
4. Providing online/offline fertilizer recommendation service.
5. Preparation of soil and water salinity survey/monitoring and report.
6. Correlation of soils identified through different surveys.
7. Providing soil, water, plant and fertilizer analysis services to farmers and other beneficiaries and providing fertilizer recommendations for crop cultivation based on the results of soil sample analysis.
8. Providing information delivery services on soil, land capacity and crop suitability to various beneficiary organizations for the purpose of formulating agricultural development plans.
9. Coordinate with beneficiary organizations at local, regional and national levels in formulating and implementing both short and long term agricultural development plans.
10. Agricultural extension at district and upazila levels, research and training of NGO workers on land and soil resource utilization of the respective areas.
11. Provide training to farmers on proper management of soil and water in crop production, application of balanced fertilizers, identification of adulterated fertilizers and innovative technologies.