| S. No. | Name of the centre | Principal Investigator & Location along with complete address | Phone and E-mail addresses | Activities Undertaken |
| 1 | Agra | Dr. R.B. Singh, OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW Raja Balwant Singh College, Bichpuri, Agra-238105 (Uttar Pradesh) |
0562-2636463 09412395226 aicrpsalinity@ gmail.com jraragra@gmail.com |
1. Groundwater quality survey 2. Water quality limits in relation to cropping system 3. Develop strategies for conjunctive use of saline and canal water 4. Improving the nutrient use efficiency in saline environment5. Improved irrigation techniques and salt water management 6. Rain water management for salinity control 7. Alternate land use through agro-forestry and horticulture 8. Operational research for saline water use 9. Identification of appropriate cultivars of crops for saline/alkali environments in different agro‑ecological regions |
| 2 | Bapatla | Dr. (Mrs.) P. Prasuna Rani, OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW, Regional Research Station, ANG Ranga Agricultural University Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh) |
08643-225098 09949553684 swsbapatla@gmail.com |
1. Water quality and soil surveys and monitoring of benchmark sites 2. Crop‑water production functions with saline water in coastal sands 3. Water quality limits with improved irrigation technologies 4. Improved Dorouv technology 5. Upconing problems of sea water in coastal sandy soils 6. Fertility management of saline coastal sandy soils. 7. Operational research on dorouv technology/saline water use 8. Reclamation of abandoned aqua ponds 9. Reclamation of waterlogged saline soils through mole drainage 10. Identification of appropriate cultivars of crops for saline/alkali environments in different agro‑ecological regions 11. Sea weed plantation |
| 3 | Bikaner | Dr. S.R. Yadav,OIC, OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW SK Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner (Rajasthan) |
09460552315 sryadavskrau@yahoo.com |
1. Water quality surveys 2. Salt and water balance in gypsiferous soils of the IGNP Command 3. Irrigation management for saline water use 4. Drainage for control of salinity and water logging 5. Develop practices for use of nitrate and fluoride rich waters 6. Nutrient management of saline gypsiferous soils 7. Identification of appropriate cultivars of crops for saline/alkali environments in different agro‑ecological regions |
| 4 | Gangawati | Dr. Vishwanath Jowkin, OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gangawati (Karnataka) |
08533-271030 vishwasws@gmail.com |
1. Ground water quality and soils salinity surveys 2. Performance evaluation of drainage system in T.B.P. command 3. Reuse of drainage effluents/conjunctive use 4. Drainage requirement of crops in saline black soils 5. Performance of tree species in saline black soils including bio-drainage 6. Organic materials for improving productivity of saline soils 7. Tolerance of medicinal and aromatic plants to soil salinity 8. Reclamation of rain fed alkali lands 9. Identification of appropriate cultivars of crops for saline/alkali environments in different agro‑ecological regions |
| 5 | Hisar | Dr. Satyavan Chahar OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW Department of Soils, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana) |
01662-289278 09416632530 satyavan61@gmail.com |
1. Ground water quality surveys 2. Conjunctive use of canal and saline ground/drainage waters 3. Water production functions under salt stress conditions 4. Water quality guidelines for sprinklers/drip systems 5. Modelling crop yields under salt stress and strategies for mitigation 6. Management of alkali water for vegetable production 7. Identification of appropriate cultivars of crops for saline/alkali environments in different agro‑ecological regions |
| 6 | Indore | Dr. U.R. Khandkar OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW Agriculture College, RVS Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) |
0731-2701683 09425312572 sasrvskvv@gmail.com udaykhandkar56@rediffmail.com |
1. Ground water and soil salinity surveys 2. Management of heavy textured alkali soils 3. Crop‑water production functions for alkali black soils 4. Develop parameters for incorporating the effect of Cl/SO4, Mg/Ca and SAR on sodification and soil permeability 5. Hydrosalinity modelling in Omkeshwar Command 6. Alternate land use of alkali black soils for agro-forestry 7. Tolerance of medicinal and aromatic plants to soil alkali stress 8. Management of wastewaters |
| 7 | Kanpur | Dr. Ravendra Kumar OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW Agriculture College, CS Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
0512-2573063 09453139285 ravindracsa@gmail.com |
1. Groundwater quality surveys 2. Water treatment techniques for use of alkali water 3. Conjunctive use of alkali and canal water 4. Performance of tree species in alkali soils 5. Fertility management under conditions of alkali water use 6. Soil/ land/ water resource inventories in Ramganga/Sharda Sahayak Command 7. Resource conservation technologies for alkali soils 8. Identification of appropriate cultivars of crops for saline/alkali environments in different agro‑ecological regions |
| 8 | Tiruchirappalli | Dr. P. Balasubramaniam OIC, AICRP on SAS&USW AD Agricultural College and Research Institute, TN Agril University Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) |
0431-2906100 09486929877, 07200029877 balutnau@gmail.com aicrptry@gmail.com |
1. Mitigation strategies for adverse effects of salts on soil and crops 2. Conjunctive use of poor quality ground and canal waters 3. Survey of poor quality ground waters and salt affected soils 4. Alternate land use of salt-affected soils through agro-forestry 5. Multi-enterprise agriculture for higher income 6. Use of Distillery Spent wash for alkali land and water reclamation 7. Identification of appropriate cultivars of crops for saline/alkali environments in different agro‑ecological regions |