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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Author: Gaurav × End date: 2021 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Study of noise pollution in localities of Hisar and its impact on human health
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-07) Gaurav; Sridevi Tallapragada
    Noise is regarded as a crucial environmental issue and there are various adverse health effects associated with it such as anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, etc. The present study was carried out to perform zone-wise analysis of noise pollution in Hisar and study its impact on the residents residing in the selected zones through a questionnaire. Noise monitoring was done for day peak & off-peak hours and night hours in four major zones of Hisar i.e., Industrial, Commercial, Residential and Silent zone and the noise levels obtained were compared with the permissible values for ambient noise levels prescribed by CPCB. Noise pollution indices i.e., Noise Climate (NC) and Noise Pollution Level (Lnp) were also computed for all four zones. The noise levels of industrial zone were found within the permissible limits during both peak, off-peak and night hours i.e., 71.1, 69.9 & 68.5 dB respectively, whereas the noise levels of commercial, residential and silent zones were found exceeding the permissible limits. The change in the apparent loudness with the change in the noise level and vehicular count was also monitored in each zone. Evaluation of personal protective equipment that was being used in the industries in Hisar for protection against noise was also carried out. Results clearly indicated the alarming situation of noise pollution in Hisar and manifest the importance of reviewing the policies over environmental noise.