<p class="title">The silver jubilee of the College of Forestry, Ponnampet, will be held at 10 am on October 9.</p>.<p class="title">Kodagu Superintendent of Police Kshama Mishra will inaugurate the programme. Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences Director of Education Dr M Hanumanthappa will also take part. </p>.<p class="title">The college comes under the jurisdiction of Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences.</p>.<p class="title">The college of forestry was started in 1985 under the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru. With the efforts of M C Nanaiah as law minister, the college was shifted to Ponnampet in 1995. </p>.<p class="title">Along with UG courses, the college has been offering PG and PhD programmes since 2001. Paddy is cultivated on 22 hectares of land in the college.</p>.<p class="title">In addition, pisciculture is also practised, there is a centre for cattle rearing and pig rearing as well. The college also has the credit of having a paddy research centre. </p>.<p class="title">As many as 14 IFS, 16 ACF, 125 RFO and 280 DRFOs in the country have studied in this college, according to sources. </p>.<p class="title">Dean Dr C G Kushalappa said that there are ample opportunities for the students.</p>.<p class="title">The college has been attracting students both from within the state and outside, he added. </p>
<p class="title">The silver jubilee of the College of Forestry, Ponnampet, will be held at 10 am on October 9.</p>.<p class="title">Kodagu Superintendent of Police Kshama Mishra will inaugurate the programme. Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences Director of Education Dr M Hanumanthappa will also take part. </p>.<p class="title">The college comes under the jurisdiction of Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences.</p>.<p class="title">The college of forestry was started in 1985 under the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru. With the efforts of M C Nanaiah as law minister, the college was shifted to Ponnampet in 1995. </p>.<p class="title">Along with UG courses, the college has been offering PG and PhD programmes since 2001. Paddy is cultivated on 22 hectares of land in the college.</p>.<p class="title">In addition, pisciculture is also practised, there is a centre for cattle rearing and pig rearing as well. The college also has the credit of having a paddy research centre. </p>.<p class="title">As many as 14 IFS, 16 ACF, 125 RFO and 280 DRFOs in the country have studied in this college, according to sources. </p>.<p class="title">Dean Dr C G Kushalappa said that there are ample opportunities for the students.</p>.<p class="title">The college has been attracting students both from within the state and outside, he added. </p>