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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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Author: Chandra, Bhanu × End date: 2021 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.F.Sc ×
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    Comparative assessment of microbial load in Kumaun lakes
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2021-12) Chandra, Bhanu; Mishra, Ashutosh
    The present study was conducted to made comparative assessment of water quality parameters, microbial load and trophic status of four selected lakes of Kumaun region which is Lake Nainital, Bhimtal, Sattal and Naukuchiatal for a period of six months i.e., Nov, 2020 to April, 2021. Three sampling sites were selected based on level of human interaction namely, S1 (Site of least interaction), S2 (Moderate interaction) and S3 (Maximum interaction) from each lake to analyse the above parameters. Surface water samples were collected fortnightly and certain parameters were analysed at sub-surface layer as well. The average values of physical parameters i.e., surface temperature, subsurface temperature, secchi disc transparency, surface conductivity, subsurface conductivity, surface and subsurface TDS were recorded as13.4°C, 13.2°C, 169.7 cm, 412.9 μS cm-1, 411.8 μS cm-1, 351.5mg L-1, 350.4 mg L-1, respectively in Lake Nainital; 15°C, 14.6°C, 232.9 cm, 157.2 μS cm-1, 156.6 μS cm-1, 127.9 mg L-1, 128.2 mg L-1, respectively in Lake Bhimtal; 16.2°C, 15.6°C, 282.6 cm, 84.8 μS cm-1, 83.2 μS cm-1, 66.3 mg L-1, 65.9 mg L-1, respectively in Lake Sattal and 18.3°C, 17.4°C, 265.9 cm, 139.6 μS cm-1, 138.4 μS cm-1, 104.8 mg L-1, 104.2 mg L-1, respectively in Lake Naukuchital during the period of study. During research period, the average values of chemical parameters which is surface pH, subsurface pH, surface DO, subsurface DO, total alkalinity, total hardness, salinity, nitrate-nitrogen and phosphate were recorded as 8.1, 8.2, 8.24mg L-1, 8.1mg L-1, 158.4mg L-1, 311.0mg L-1, 0.26 psu, 0.109mg L-1, 0.019 mg L-1, respectively in Lake Nainital; 8.2, 8.2, 8.55mg L-1, 8.2mg L-1, 85.2mg L-1, 115.8mg L-1, 0.09 psu, 0.061mg L-1, 0.020 mg L-1, respectively in Lake Bhimtal; 7.9, 7.8, 6.67mg L-1, 6.3mg L-1, 58.6mg L-1, 76.3mg L-1, 0.05psu, 0.072mg L-1, 0.014 mg L-1, respectively in Lake Sattal and 8, 8.1, 9.5mg L-1, 9.2mg L-1, 73.6mg L-1, 110.9mg L-1, 0.08 psu, 0.063mg L-1, 0.017mg L-1, respectively in Lake Naukuchital. The average bacterial load was recorded as 1.174, 1.208, 0.845 and 0.883 CFU×106 ml-1 in Lake Nainital, Bhimtal, Sattal and Naukuchiatal, respectively. The dominant bacterial isolates were identified as Micrococcus, Bacillus, Flavobacterium and Pseudomonas. Based onlimnological parameters and bacterial count, Lake Nainital and Bhimtal were identified as highly Mesotrophic whereas Lake Sattal and Naukuchital were identified as fairly Mesotrophic.