Dr Pitambar Prasad Dhyani has been appointed the first Vice-Chancellor of Shri Guru Ram Rai (SGRR) University at Patel Nagar in Dehradun. He was earlier the Director, Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katrmal, Almora.
Dr Dhyani took voluntary retirement from the GB Pant institute to join on September 29. Shri Guru Ram Rai University consists of Institute of SGRR Medical and Health Sciences, SGGR Institute of Technology and Science, SGRR College of Humanities and Sciences.