Established  as Imperial  Forest Research Institute in 1906,  Forest Research Institute (FRI) Dehradun, is a premier institution under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). Styled  in Greeko Roman Architecture by C.G. Blomfield, the main building   is a National Heritage which was inaugurated in 1929. 

 Set in the sylvan surroundings of Doon Valley, the Forest Research Institute is a proud testimony to the foresight and vision of foresters and administrators of long ago. Forestry, as a scientific venture, made its beginning in India in the mid-nineteenth century. Need for research in forestry was felt towards the end of the nineteenth century. Dehradun was fortuitously chosen to house the Forest Research Institute, which was finally established in 1906.

            Though the initial staffing was limited to Imperial Silviculturist, Imperial Superintendent of Forest Working Plans, Imperial Forest Zoologist, Imperial Forest Botanist, Imperial Forest Chemist, and Imperial Forest Economist (R.S. Troup), the Institute soon expanded, necessitating larger surroundings. The new house in which it had to shift is now an architectural edifice in Greco-Roman style. Designed by C.G. Blomfield and built by Sardar Ranjit Singh, the main building of F.R.I. is of great interest to tourists also.

            This grandiose building with office and laboratory space of about 5, 800 square meters and six magnificent museums covering 2, 400 square meters, was inaugurated in 1929. The building is a tourist attraction and it signifies Dehradun as the forest capital of India.

Networking Forest Plantations in a crowded world (NETFOP)

Research Highlights

Contact :

The Director, Forest Research Institute
P.O. New Forest, Dehradun (Uttaranchal) - INDIA
PIN – 248 006

Fax: 0135 – 2756865

Phone (Director): 0135 – 2755277; E-mail: negiss@icfre.org

Phone (Head, Extension Division): 0135 – 2758606; E-mail: khannad@icfre.org

Phone (Publicity and Liaison Officer): 0135 – 2752925; E-mail: singhp@icfre.org