The Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) was setup on 23 April 1946 at Bidhyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha with an exploratory homestead place that is known for 60 hectares gave by Government of Orissa. Dr. K. Ramiah, a famous rice raiser, as its author Director. Along these lines, in 1966, the regulatory control of the foundation was exchanged to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

The CRRI is one of the Institutes of the ICAR under the Division of Crop Sciences. The Institute has two research stations-Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), Hazaribagh, in Jharkhand, and the Regional Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Station (RRLRRS), Gerua, in Assam. These examination stations were built up to handle the issues of rainfed uplands, and surge inclined rainfed marshes, separately.

Two Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) likewise work under the CRRI and guided by the DDG (Agril. Augmentation). These KVKs are situated at Santhapur, Cuttack and Jainagar, Koderma.

Location

The Central Rice Research Institute is situated in Cuttack in Odisha state (200N, 860E) at 24 meters above mean ocean level (MS1). The yearly precipitation at Cuttack is around 1200 – 1500 millimeters and is gotten for the most part amid June-October (Kharif or Wet Season). Negligible precipitation is gotten between November to May (Rabi or Dry Season) from south-west storm. The Institute is arranged around 35 kilometers far from Bhubaneswar air terminal and around 7 kilometers south-east of Cuttack railroad station, on the Cuttack-Paradeep State Highway.

Contact Information

Director
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute
Cuttack (Odisha) 753 006, India
Phone: +91-671-2367757; PABX: +91-671-2367768-783
Fax: +91-671-2367663
Email: director.nrri@icar.gov.in | crrictc@nic.in

Vigilance Officer
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute
Cuttack (Odisha) 753 006, India

Phone: +91-671-2367768
Fax: +91-671-2367663
Email: crrictc@nic.in

Dr. J.N. Reddy
Principal Scientist and Transparency Officer
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute
Cuttack (Odisha) 753 006, India
Phone: +91-671-2367768 to 783 Extn. 2288
Fax: +91-671-2367663
Email: jnreddycrri@gmail.com | crrictc@nic.in

Shri B.K. Sahoo
Administrative Office and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO)
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute
Cuttack (Odisha) 753 006, India
Phone: +91-671-2367768 to 783 Extn. 2320
Fax: +91-671-2367663
Email: sahoobasantakumar@gmail.com / crrictc@nic.in

ICAR-NRRI Regional Stations

Officer-In-Charge
NRRI-Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS)
Hazaribagh (Jhanrkhand)

Phone: +91-6546-222263
Fax: +91-6546-223697
Email: crurrs.hzb@gmail.com

Officer-In-Charge
NRRI-Regional Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Station (RRLRRS)
Gerua, Dist. Kamrup (Assam)

Phone: +91-361-2820370
Fax: +91-361-2820370