Central Soil Salinity Research Institute is situated in Karnal, Haryana and is 125 km north of Delhi. The institute campus is located in north-west part of Karnal city on Kachhwa Road on the right bank of the Western Yamuna Canal and at about 4 km west of the Karnal Railway Station, about 5 km west of NDRI and about 6 km west of Karnal Bus Stand. The campus is locally known as ‘Zarifa Farm’ with its coordinates of 29° 43′ N latitude, 76° 58′ E longitude and 245 metres elevation above the mean sea level.