Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute is the fourth Agricultural College established under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The College was originally started at Kumulur, near Lalgudi in Tiruchirappalli district in the year 1989 and shifted to the present campus Navalur Kuttappattu village, 14 kilometre from Tiruchirappalli town in 1992. The present location was started with ICAR funding and the Agricultural Research Station was started with TNAU funding. The centre was named as Kumaraperumal Farm Science Centre due to the liberal donation of Rs.2.2 lakhs by Th.K.P.Kaliappapillai the son of Mr. Kumaraperumal. In 1980, it was upgraded as Soil Salinity Research Centre by National Agricultural Research Project funding to conduct research on saline soil which is unique in this area. This is one of the pioneering centre in India on problem soil, particularly salt affected soils.

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CIVIL SERVICE ACHIEVERS FROM ADAC&RI, TRICHY Sl.No Name Civil Service Year 1. Mr.S.Solomon Arokiaraj IAS 2000 2. Mr.M.Thennarasan IAS 2000 3. Mr.M.Selvendran IAS 2002 4. Mr. K.Srinivasan IAS 2005 5. Mr.S.Thirugnanasambandan IPS 2006 6. Mr.A.Arulanandakumar IRS 2006 7. Mr.M.Periyasamy IRS 2006 8. Mr.S.Yuvaraj IFS 2006 9. Mr.B.Radhakrishnan IAS 2008 10. Ms.P.Renukadevi IPS 2008 11. Mr.M.Tamilvanan IPS 2008 12. Mr.T.Ramalingam IRS 2008 13. Mr.R.Sathiyasundaram IPS 2009 14. Mr.K.S.Illayaraja IPS 2010 15. Mr.M.Manickam IRS 2011 16. Ms.J.Mercy IPS 2012