Eco-Campus

About CLRI Eco-campus

The campus of CSIR-CLRI right amidst busy Adyar area of Chennai city has a rich campus in terms of its biological heritage. Through this webpage we introduce what the public at large, who for whatever reason have an opportunity to visit our campus, can see in our campus. In the 80 odd acres of land, alongside the research buildings exist 190 odd varieties of trees and shrubs, several species of birds – resident and migratory, butterflies and wildlife that includes spotted deers.

While this campus primarily exists to carryout research and translate S&T findings to improve the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the leather and allied industry, we take the opportunity to showcase how we manage to integrate the natural world with the industrial research. We showcase how our day-to-day problems associated with needs to improve research environment, safety, domestic and research wastes, pests, mosquitos, monkeys and so on are resolved without affecting the natural world in the campus

The eco-campus committee frequently comes out with standard operating protocols that ensures that we work towards peaceful co-existence.

This webpage is a showcase of how our research capacity building programs co-exist with nature and develop a model of sustainable nature - human interactions.

Info Corner

Tagore Ashram

"Nature’s support for igniting minds"

It is said that Rabindranath Tagore envisioned Santiniketan as a place of learning that is unfettered by religious and regional barriers and helps education beyond the confines of the classroom. Taking this principle forward CSIR-CLRI right in front of its main building with a centric banyan tree and amongst its trees and music of the birds has set up the Tagore Ashram, where researchers and students can meet in small and large groups, formally and informally and create some of the best research ideas.

The Open Space

"It is time to try something new"

We realize that it is time to start reducing the investments made on artificial lighting and cooling. Let us redirect these investments towards green infrastructure, reforestation and a low carbon research environment. The goal is to adopt practices that are scientifically proven – natural environments promote health, wellbeing and happiness.

Wildlife on Campus

"Wild has space in our research"

Even before the dated history of the campus spotted deer had a space in the campus. We have coexisted in this campus. As the campus wild is a valued part of campus life the institute is taking steps to create a wildlife corridor on campus linking the trees, shrubs and the ponds.

Winged Visitors

"Birdsongs outside our windows"

CSIR-CLRI had the fortune of bird lovers amongst its research staff. They have documented the presence of winged visitors in the institute. This includes various types of birds and butterflies. From November to February every year the campus turns into a paradise for the winged visitors.

Trees

"Pure oxygen generators"

As of 2020 November, the campus has 115 arborescent and 136 herbaceous species. Trees are labeled by their popular Tamil/English names and Botanical names. They are regularly planted by staff and students and nurtured to create an arboretum for not just understanding the biological diversity but also those which can link classroom education on vegetable tannin bearing plants to observing them live. Many trees have been labelled as a mark of respect to the Leaders of the CSIR. Campus now has a tree care plan that ensures protection for the trees and shrubs on campus

Deer Park

"A curated park for the most popular animal"

Dr. K J Sreeram, Director, CSIR-CLRI inaugurated the Deer Park near Chemical Engineering Department on the occasion of 74th CLRI Foundation day

Limelight Corner

Sathya

Environmental Eng

Grace Felciya

Biological Materials

Grace Felciya

Biological Materials

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Vimala Devi

Biological Materials Lab

U Mani

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

U Mani

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Gayathiri

Polymer Lab

Srinivetha

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

MD Sadiq

Design Studio

MD Sadiq

Design Studio

Pradeep

CARE

Geethalakshmi

Director's Office

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Nivetha

LPT

Indrasis Das

Environmental Eng

Indrasis Das

Environmental Eng

Sreeram

Director

Rajaram

Rtd. Chief Scientist

Kalaiyarasu

RCED, Jalandhar

Rajaram

Rtd. Chief Scientist

Guruprasath

Director's Office

Karthikeyan

Director's Office

Ratnesh

Director's Office

Yuvaraj

Inorganic & Physical Chemistry

Yuvaraj

Inorganic & Physical Chemistry

Sathya

Environmental Eng

Sathya

Environmental Eng

Sathya

Environmental Eng

Grace Felciya

Biological Materials

Grace Felciya

Biological Materials

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Vimala Devi

Biological Materials Lab

U Mani

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

U Mani

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Gayathiri

Polymer Lab

Srinivetha

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

MD Sadiq

Design Studio

MD Sadiq

Design Studio

Pradeep

CARE

Geethalakshmi

Director's Office

Ranjith

Biochemistry & Biotechnology

Nivetha

LPT

Indrasis Das

Environmental Eng

Indrasis Das

Environmental Eng

Sreeram

Director

Rajaram

Rtd. Chief Scientist

Kalaiyarasu

RCED, Jalandhar

Rajaram

Rtd. Chief Scientist

Guruprasath

Director's Office

Karthikeyan

Director's Office

Ratnesh

Director's Office

Yuvaraj

Inorganic & Physical Chemistry

Yuvaraj

Inorganic & Physical Chemistry

Sathya

Environmental Eng

Sathya

Environmental Eng

Gallery

Gallery
Herbal Garden
Foundation Day - Photo Contest
Awarness Holdings

Dr Rajaram's gallery

Dr A Rajaram is a retired Chief Scientist of CSIR-CLRI. The photograph collection of Dr Rajaram is presented as a separate gallery in tribute to his contributions towards documentation of the natural habitat of CSIR-CLRI campus.