Question

When and where was imperial forest research institute set up?

Answer 1

Imperial forests research institute in India was set up in Dehradun as Forest research institute {FRI} .It was set up in 1906 by British officials to control over reserve forests and vanish shifting cultivation.

Answer 2

The Forest Research Institute or Imperial Forest Research Institute was founded in the year 1878, at Chandbagh. This Institute was founded by Sir Dietrich Brandis.

After a few years, the Forest Research Institute was shifted from its then location to its present location in Dehradun in the year 1923.

The establishment of this Institute was for the research field in forestry because the wood was an essential at that time. At present Imperial Forest Research Institute is one of the National Heritage sites.