The institute is arranged in the core of Shimla city, close Bemloe, which is roughly 4 km from Shimla transport stand and 6 km from Shimla railroad station on the National Highway No.22. The seat of the organization is at an elevation of 2,000 meters above mean ocean level and has wet mild atmosphere. The yearly precipitation is around 1,500 mm out of which 1,252 mm is gotten as precipitation and rest as snowfall. The base and greatest temperatures during winter run from - 2° C to 15° C while, that during summer extend from 18° C to 28° C individually. Kufri is arranged 17 km away from Bemloe on Shimla-Rampur thruway. At first, the CPRI had 3 research stations at Shimla, Kufri and Bhowali. By and by, it has 7 provincial research stations in various potato developing regions of the nation. These are situated in various potato developing zones of the nation, viz. Kufri-Fagu (HP), Modipuram (UP), Jalandhar (Punjab), Gwalior (MP), Patna (Bihar), Shillong (Meghalaya), and Ootacamund (Tamil Nadu).
Institute Type | Government College |
Name of the Institute | Central Potato Research Institute - CPRI |
Location | Shimla-Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh |
Affiliated | Govt of Himachal Pradesh |