About Regional Station
The station at Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) was established in 1970, on 31 acres of prime land as a joint venture between IVRI (ICAR) and All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health (GOI), with WHO collaboration, to train specialists in veterinary public health, leading to the degree of MVPH of Kolkata University. The Regional Station conducts research activities related to important problems of veterinary public health and diseases of regional importance. The Station undertakes systematic epidemiological survey and research on zoonotic and other animal diseases of importance in the region.