Address: ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, 218, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun-248 195 (Uttarakhand)

The institute  headquarters is located at Dehradun (Uttarakhand - INDIA). It represents typical humid subtropical climate of Western mid to foot hill Himalayas receiving average annual rainfall of 1681 mm spread over 98 rainy days. Average maximum and minimum temperatures are 30 degrees and 3.5 degrees Celsius during May and January respectively.

Mandate :

Research for management of land degradation in a primary production systems and rehabilitation of degraded lands in different agro-ecological regions of the country.

Co-ordinate research network for developing location-specific technologies in the area of soil and water conservation.

Centre for training in research methodologies and updated technology in soil and water conservation and watershed management.