Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal (MHU) was established by the Government of Haryana at Anjanthali village of

Karnal district Karnal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country. The city of Karnal is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is the administrative headqu ...

of India.Horticultural Sciences varsity in Karnal to be named after

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, 18 Apr 2017.Haryana govt has disbursed Rs 2400-cr compensation to farmers

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, 25 Jun 2017. It is 21 km north of Karnal on NH1 leading to

Ambala Ambala () is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh. Politically, Ambala has two sub-area ...

History

On 28 November 2016, the university came into existence via a legislative act of

Haryana Vidhan Sabha The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of L ...

. On 18 April 2017, Chief Minister

Manohar Lal Khattar Manohar Lal Khattar (born 05 May 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current chief minister of Haryana. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former RSS pracharak. He represents Karnal constituency in Haryan ...

's administration renamed it after the Maharana Pratap.

The university

Objective

It was established for research and development of

horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

.Haryana's first horticulture university to be set up at Karnal
Business Standard, 7 Oct 2015.

Campus

Main campus

Main campus is in Anjanthali village in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal after 97 acres land of HAU's Regional Research Station was transferred to the Horticulture university. University has "Regional Research Stations" at Ambala, Jind and Jhajjar.

Regional research stations

=Captain Pawan Kumar Extension campus, Jind

= Captain Pawan Kumar Extension campus is being constructed at Badhana village in Jind district for which INR46 crore (460 million) was released in 2018. RMRC murthal mushroom research centerVarsity’s construction to start soon in Jind
The Pioneer, Oct 2018.

=Regional Research Station, Ambala

= It is located at

Naraingarh Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a city, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana, located on the border with the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Due to its geographical location, the ...

Ambala district Ambala district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in the country of India with Ambala town serving as the administrative headquarters of the district. District Ambala lies on the North-Eastern edge of Haryana and borders Punjab and Hima ...

.Haryana to get third science city
Times of India, 2016.

=Regional Research Station, Jhajjar

= It is located at

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Collaboration

University is establishing a regional cold chain centre in collaboration with

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.Haryana to set up cold chain with United Kingdom in Karnal

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, 16 Nov 2017.

Related initiatives

International Terminal Market for Fruits and Vegetables at near by

Ganaur Ganaur is a town located in Sonipat district in the state of Haryana, India. Demographics As of 2011 India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given p ...

on Grand Trunk Road in

Sonepat district Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) ...

is being established on 600 acres which will be larger than . Centre for excellence for horticulture are being established in each district of Haryana,Ganaur fruit and vegetable terminus to start
Times of India, 2016. along with 340 horticulture villages.Track record
/ref> Govt is also promoting an agricultural produce brand called Haryana Fresh.

References

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