Dr S Christopher, Chairman DRDO & Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development, laid the foundation stone of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam extension Centre at DIHAR, Leh on 11 March 2018,. This centre is being created based on the concept of Chairman DRDO to create a single window for technology dissemination by DIHAR to the users and local inhabitants of Ladakh and keep the army aware about the R&D endeavors of DIHAR and other life sciences laboratories of DRDO who are working for betterment of soldiers deployed in high altitude regions. The centre will also act as an agricultural technology information centre for the local farmers and army units of Ladakh. The occasion was graced by Dr Shashi Bala Singh, DS & Director General (Life Sciences), Dr P K Mehta, DG, ACE, Dr Bhuvnesh Kumar, Director, DIPAS and Dr Manish Bharadwaj, Director, DPI and Dr OP Chaurasia, Director DIHAR, Leh.
