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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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Subject: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering × Author: Debbarma, Najima × Start date: 2022 × Type: Thesis ×
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    PRIORITIZATION OF SUB WATERSHEDS AND GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL ZONES MAPPING OF CHANDRABHAGA RIVER CATCHMENT USING MCDM APPROACH AND GEOINFORMATICS
    (G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263145, 2023-02-01) Debbarma, Najima; Kumar, Dheeraj
    The conservation of natural resources is essential to the growth of any region. For a developing nation like India, judicial use of available resources is the utmost necessity and targeting locations of such life sustaining resources will help in saving ti me and provide security. Management of land against erosion and providing water security is the objective of every researcher involved in the field of resources management. With this goal in mind, the present study on Chandrabhaga River catchment of Rajsam and district in Rajasthan, was undertaken with the objectives to study morphometric parameters of the catchment with the use of PCA (Principal Component Analysis), prioritization of sub watersheds using MCDM method (AHP) and identification of groundwater p otential zones. ArcGIS software was used for preparation of various data relating to the study area by using toposheets, DEM data and satellite images. The Chandrabhaga River catchment was sub divided into 9 sub watersheds, SW1 SW9 and 13 morphometric par ameters under three (linear, areal and relief) aspects were computed. PCA was performed and 4 morphometric parameters were extracted and the other parameters correlated with them were considered for performing prioritization using AHP for erosion susceptib ility assessment. For AHP method, criteria were ranked using significant positive correlation values. Out of 9 sub watersheds, SW1, SW2, SW3 and SW4 with total area of 321.90 km 2 , were identified as most vulnerable to erosion due to steep physiography, hig h drainage densities and stream frequencies. So, the soil conservation measures can first be applied to these sub watersheds first depending upon the priority. With the help of ArcGIS software, 9 thematic layers viz drainage density, lineament density, to pographic wetness index, slope, geomorphology, geology, soil texture, land use/cover and rainfall distribution were prepared. The weighted index overlay analysis technique was used to overlay these layers. From the results it was concluded that morphometri c analysis could be an effective methodology for identifying the erosion susceptible regions. Results indicated that, out of total area of 673.52 km 2 , 106.55 km 2 (15.81%) and 4.11 km 2 (0.63%) area have good and very good potential of groundwater respectively. The results were validated with observed groundwater level data of wells using ROC curve. The area under the curve for AHP was found to be 75%. Based on the ROC curve analysis, it was concluded that AHP approach produced reliable results. It was also revealed from the study that accuracy of these approaches ultimately depends on the criteria of classification and weights assigned to the thematic layers.