|
Personal Details |
| |
|
| Name |
Piare Lal |
| |
|
|
Father's Name |
Shri Kripa
Ram |
| |
|
|
Mother's Name |
Shrimati
Karam Kaur |
| |
|
| Date of
Birth |
25th
November 1942 |
| |
|
|
Permanent Address |
Village
Rasulpur, P.O. Rahimpur, Tehsil/District Jallandhar, PUNJAB, INDIA. |
| |
|
| Present
Address |
Pragati
BioTechnologies,
666, Urban Estate, Phase II,
Jallandhar City 144 022, PUNJAB, INDIA. |
| |
|
| Phones |
(91)
181-464278 and (91) 181-465849 |
| |
Mobile
Cell Phone: (91) 9814125666 |
| |
|
| email |
piarelal@eucalytusclones.com |
| |
|
|
QUALIFICATIONS |
| |
|
| B. Sc
(Agriculture) |
In 1961
from Government Agricultural College, Ludhiana. |
| |
|
|
Associateship of Indian Forest College (AIFC) |
1963 - 65
batch from Indian Forest College, Dehradun. |
| |
|
|
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
|
| |
|
37
YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A PROFESSIONAL FORESTER |
| |
|
|
April
1965 to July 1968 |
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Andaman & Nicobar Forest
Department, INDIA |
| |
|
|
July
1968 to April 1970 |
Member of
the Indian Forest Service, Punjab cadre (first batch of direct
recruits - 1968) |
| |
|
|
April 1970 to July 1989 |
Group
General, Agro-Forestry division, WIMCO Limited. Major contribution –
development of improved nursery techniques and package of practices
for poplars supported with high quality extension services leading to
well known success story of large scale poplar plantations on farm
lands in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh with record yields and high
quality timber. 15 million poplar plants are now being planted
annually which enrich farmers and support hundreds of plywood
/ flush-doors, matches and sports goods industry units, providing
employment opportunities to rural poor and saving biodiversity-rich
natural forests. |
| |
|
|
July
1989 to November 2000 |
Vice
President (Plantations) ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited,
Secunderabad. Provided leadership to the plantations team and helped
create the unique success story of clonal eucalyptus plantations for
the first time in India.
Productivity
of these clones is 3 to 4 times higher compared to normal seedlings
and record yields of 250 tonnes per ha. have been achieved by many
farmers at 5 years rotation. 3.6 million genetically improved clonal
eucalyptus are now being planted over 5400 acres by farmers every year
in Andhra Pradesh alone.
These
clones are an unique gift of everlasting value to the nation. ITC
Bhadrachalam won four prestigious awards for this pioneering clonal
technology research and large scale promotion of farm forestry
plantations. |
| |
|
|
December
2000 onwards |
Promoter
and CEO of Pragati Biotechnologies. Pragati exists for bringing the
benefits of revolutionary clonal technology to the farmers of North
India through supply of genetically improved clonal planting stock
of poplars and eucalyptus supported with technical extension services
and consultancy in forestry. |
| |
|
|
Special
Assignments |
Chairman,
Raw Materials sub-committee of Indian Paper Makers Association for 5
years.
Member ICR mission team of World Bank for M.P. project during 2000.
Team leader for local consultants for World Bank aided Maharashtra
Forestry Development project.
Member World Bank mission team for Jharkhand Forestry project,
February 2002 and U.P. / Uttaranchal mission team, July - August 2002. |
| |
|
|
Publications/
Memberships |
Member,
Society of Indian Foresters.
Member, Commonwealth Forestry Association and IUFRO.
Published
more than 25 technical papers in reputed journals of forestry.
Presented several technical papers in national / international
conferences including IUFRO World Congress at Kuala Lumpur during
August 2000. |
| |
|
