College of Horticulture Thenzawl
The College of Horticulture Thenzawl is one of the constituent colleges of the Central Agricultural University.[1] It is in Thenzawl in the state of Mizoram.
History
Sharad Pawar, during his visit in 2011 had promised to set up a horticulture college in Mizoram.[2] The site was approved in July 2015.[3] The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh laid foundation stone of the College of Horticulture in 2016.[4]
Location
The college is located in Thenzawl, 91 km from Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram, The campus is spread over 120.38 acres (0.4872 km2) of land.[5] It has students from the North Eastern Hill States including Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur.
See also
- Thenzawl
- Education in India
- Education in Mizoram
- Mizoram University
- Literacy in India
References
- ^ "Central Agricultural University". CAU Imphal. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Horticulture college to come up in Mizoram". Assam Tribune. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "HORTICULTURE COLLEGE THENZAWL-AH". Mizo Archive. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare laid foundation stone of the College of Horticulture, Thenzawl". DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Horticulture College hmun tur kawng lai mek". Vanglaini. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
External links
- "College of Horticulture Thenzawl" (Map). Google Maps. Google.