College of Horticulture Thenzawl explained

College of Horticulture Thenzawl
Type:	College
City:	Vengthar Rd, Thenzawl
State:	Mizoram
Country:	India
Postcode:	796186
Coordinates:	23.3025°N 92.7576°W
Campus:	Rural

The College of Horticulture Thenzawl is one of the constituent colleges of the Central Agricultural University.^[1] It is in Thenzawl in the state of Mizoram.

History

Sharad Pawar, during his visit in 2011 had promised to set up a horticulture college in Mizoram.^[2] The site was approved in July 2015.^[3] The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh laid foundation stone of the College of Horticulture in 2016.^[4]

Location

The college is located in Thenzawl, 91 km from Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram, The campus is spread over 120.38acres of land.^[5] It has students from the North Eastern Hill States including Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur.

See also

• Thenzawl
• Education in India
• Education in Mizoram
• Mizoram University
• Literacy in India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central Agricultural University . CAU Imphal . 30 November 2018.
2. Web site: Horticulture college to come up in Mizoram . Assam Tribune . 30 November 2018.
3. Web site: HORTICULTURE COLLEGE THENZAWL-AH . Mizo Archive . 30 November 2018.
4. Web site: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare laid foundation stone of the College of Horticulture, Thenzawl . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION . 30 November 2018.
5. Web site: Horticulture College hmun tur kawng lai mek . Vanglaini . 30 November 2018.