Student Visit to Timber Depot
14th June 2022
The 5th semester students of B.Sc. Forestry program visited Herbertpur Timber Depot on 14.06.2022. They were accompanied by Dr. Monideepa Mitra and Dr. Manish Maan. The visit was planned as an educational tour to provide on-field exposure to students. The students learned about the functioning of timber depots such as transportation, storage, stacking of logs, auction procedure etc.
The group was assisted by Mr. Rajpal Singh (DSM) who explained marking, lot management and insect and fungal infestations on wood during storage in the depot and their control. Depot Officers and staff members of timber depot also interacted with the students and made them aware of various aspects of depot management practices. The students also studied the records and documents related to timber management and witnessed the live auction of the timber.