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Former names | Institute of Himalayan Geology |
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Type | Natural Resources Research Institute |
Established | 1968 |
Chairman | Prof.Talat Ahmad[1] |
Director | Prof.Mahesh G. Thakkar(Additional-Charge)[2] |
Location | , , 30°19′42″N 78°00′47″E / 30.32833°N 78.01306°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun is an autonomous Natural Resources research institute for the study of Geology of the Himalaya under the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.[3] It was established in June 1968 in the Botany Department, Delhi University, the Institute was shifted to Dehradun, Uttarakhand during April 1976.[4][5][6]
The institute also has three field search stations, at Naddi-Dharamshala, Dokriani Bamak Glacier Station and at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.[7]