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Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, was established on 1st December, 1985 with the objective to promote education, research and extension education in the fields of Horticulture, Forestry and allied disciplines. Late Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the first Chief Minister and the architect of Himachal Pradesh perceived the importance of Horticulture and Forestry to develop and improve the State economy which led to the establishment of this University. Its history lies in erstwhile Himachal Agricultural College, Solan, established in 1962 and affiliated to the Panjab University. It became one of the campuses of Agriculture Complex of Himachal Pradesh University on its formation in 1970. Consequent upon the establishment of Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in 1978, this campus became its Horticulture Complex and finally in 1985, assumed the status of a State University, being the only University in the country engaged exclusively in teaching, research and extension in Horticulture and Forestry. The University is located at Nauni in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, 13 km from Solan on Solan-Rajgarh Road, at an elevation of 1300 metres above mean sea level. Solan town is situated on national highway (NH-22) and is well connected by train and bus services. The University has four constituent colleges, out of which, two are located at the main campus Nauni, one for horticulture and the other for forestry, having 9 and 7 departments, respectively. The third College i.e., College of Horticulture & Forestry is located at Neri in Hamirpur District on Nadaun-Hamirpur state highway, about 6 Km from Hamirpur town and is well connected with bus service. The college offers three Undergraduate Degree Programmes i.e. BSc (Hons.) Horticulture, BSc (Hons.) Forestry and B. Tech. Biotechnology and MSc degree programme in a few subjects. The fourth college i.e. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag (Mandi) is located at Thunag District Mandi. This college offer BSc (Hons.) Horticulture and BSc (Hons.) Forestry degree programme. In addition, there are five Regional Research Stations, 12 Satellite Stations and five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) situated in different zones of the State.

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Subject: Environmental Science × Author: PANDIT, JYOTSANA × Start date: 1986 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF URBANIZATION IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-01) PANDIT, JYOTSANA; BHARDWAJ, S K
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Environmental implications of urbanization in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh” was conducted during the year 2018 and 2019 by considering all the urban areas viz., Arki, Baddi, Nalagarh, Parwanoo and Solan of the district. The impacts of urbanization on water quality, waste generation its methane and energy emission potential, built-up land footprint, biocapacity and ecological deficit was assessed. The seasonal variation in surface and ground water quality under five selected urban areas was evaluated during summer and winter months. To communicate water quality effectively the water quality index was calculated by using 13 parameters. The seasonal quantification and characterization of the urban solid waste was done by considering three sectors namely residential, commercial and institutional in each selected urban areas. Urban solid waste potential to emit methane, produce energy and waste footprint was assessed using standard methodology. The urban sustainability in the district was assessed through ecological impact analysis by calculating built-up-land footprint, biocapacity and ecological deficit. The study pointed out that the urbanization has impacted surface water quality however, ground water quality was still in good condition. In surface sources, all water quality parameters except Pb, Cr, Cd were within the permissible limits. Concentration of heavy metals Pb, Cr, Cd ranged from 0.04 to 0.28 mg l-1, 0.034 to 0.063 mg l-1, 0.002 to 0.008 mg l-1 and were above the permissible limits. Surface water quality index of Parwanoo, Baddi and Nalagarh was 69, 62, 57 respectively and was categorized as poor. Whereas water quality of Arki (33) and Solan (46) was rated as good. Urban area wise quantity of waste generated varied from 0.896 to 19.527 t day-1. Per capita solid waste generation ranged from 0.217 to 0.408 kg capita-1 day-1 and followed the order: Solan (0.408 kg capita-1 day-1) > Baddi (0.368 kg capita-1 day-1) > Nalagarh (0.254 kg capita-1 day-1) > Parwanoo (0.248 kg capita-1 day-1) > Arki (0.217 kg capita-1 day-1) which was less than the national average. The methane emission in different urban areas varied from 0.016 to 0.319 Gg yr-1 and followed the order Solan (0.319 Gg yr-1) > Baddi (0.232 Gg yr-1) > Nalagarh (0.053 Gg yr-1) > Parwanoo (0.045 Gg yr-1) > Arki (0.016 Gg yr-1) which was much less than the national average. Urban area wise energy potential ranged from 11327.52 KJ kg-1 to 14893.83 KJ kg-1and followed the order: Baddi (14893.83 KJ kg-1) > Parwanoo (13980.41 KJ kg- 1) > Solan (13377.34 KJ kg-1) > Nalagarh (12468.85 KJ kg-1) > Arki (11327.52 KJ kg-1) and is suitable for energy recovery. The waste footprint varied from 0.002 to 0.035 ha and followed the trend: Solan (0.035 ha) > Baddi (0.025 ha) > Nalagarh (0.006 ha) > Parwanoo (0.005 ha) > Arki (0.002 ha). The built-upland footprint ranged from 398.604 to 2289.978 gha. Per capita built-upland footprint ranged from 0.035 to 0.221 gha capita-1 and followed the order: Parwanoo (0.223 gha capita-1) > Arki (0.110 gha capita-1) > Baddi (0.055 gha capita-1) > Nalagarh (0.043 gha capita-1) > Solan (0.035 gha capita-1).The built-upland biocapacity varied from 350.771 to 2015.181 gha. Urban area wise built-upland biocapacity varied from 0.031 to 0.195 gha capita-1 and followed the trend: Parwanoo (0.195 gha capita-1) > Arki (0.098 gha capita-1) > Baddi (0.048 gha capita-1) > Nalagarh (0.037 gha capita-1) > Solan (0.031 gha capita-1). The ecological deficit ranged from and 47.832 to 276.645 gha. Per capita ecological deficit ranged from 0.004 to 0.027 gha capita-1 and followed the sequence: Parwanoo (0.027 gha capita-1) > Arki (0.013 gha capita-1) > Baddi (0.007 gha capita-1) > Nalagarh (0.005 gha capita-1) > Solan (0.004 gha capita-1). The values of built-upland footprint, biocapacity was less than the national average. The present rate of urban solid waste to the tune of 3.01% annually demands 0.58 ha, 9.02 ha, 2.06 ha, 1.74 ha, 12.67 ha land for Arki, Baddi, Nalagarh, Parwanoo and Solan respectively, which is further projected to increase to 0.61 ha, 10.60 ha, 2.21 ha, 2.12 ha, 15.52 ha for Arki, Baddi, Nalagarh, Parwanoo and Solan during 2025 which may lead to unsustainability. Hence, the current pattern of urbanization is unsustainable as indicated by ecological deficit. Therefore, the current day urbanization calls for a pattern of sustainable development through route of urban renewal and adoption of environment friendly measures.
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    ASSESSMENT OF AIR POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDEX OF PLANTS GROWING ALONGSIDE MARKANDA TO PAONTA SAHIB NATIONAL HIGHWAY (NH-7) IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2016) PANDIT, JYOTSANA; SOOD, ANIL
    ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Assessment of air pollution tolerance index of plants growing alongside Markanda to Paonta Sahib National Highway(NH-7) in Himachal Pradesh” were conducted during 2015-2016 in the Department of Environmental Science, Dr. Y.S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Himachal Pradesh. These studies were aimed at understanding the seasonal variation in biochemical parameters and determining the indices of Air Pollution Tolerance and Anticipated Performance along with dust accumulation capacity of plants growing alongside Markanda to Paonta Sahib National Highway (NH-7). In the selected stretch of the Highway vegetation distribution was studied by quadrat method. The commonly occurring four plants species namely, Ficus roxburghii, Mallotus philippensis, Shorea robusta and Woodfordia fruticosa were selected for the study. In order to study the impact of vehicular activities on the plants, the horizontal distances of 010 m and 10-20 m were selected and two seasons viz. post-monsoon (October-November) and pre-monsoon (April and May) were considered. In total, there were 16 treatment combinations which were replicated four times under RBD (Factorial). The dust accumulation of the selected plant species ranged from 1.28 -71.06 mg m-2. Order of selected plant species according to dust accumulation was F. roxburghii (38.30mg m-2) > S. robusta (26.94 mg m-2) > M. philippensis (22.31 mg m-2) > W. fruticosa (16.70mg m-2). Dust accumulation was higher in pre monsoon (30.70 mg g-2) and lower in post monsoon season (21.42 mg g-2). Plants growing at a distance of 0-10 m from the Highway accumulated higher dust as compared to those at a distance of 10-20 m. The ascorbic acid content of selected plant species varied from 0.96- 2.67 mg g-1. The chlorophyll content in the leaves of selected plant species ranged from 0.82-1.82 mg g-1. The leaf extract pH of plants varied from 5.17-6.68. The relative water content of the selected plant species ranged from 78.77-90.64%. The APTI was calculated on the basis of four biochemical parameters like ascorbic acid content, total chlorophyll content, leaf extract pH and relative water content. By combining resultant APTI with some relevant biological and socio economic characters Anticipated Performance Index (API) was calculated for the selected plant species. The order of tolerance of selected plant species was S. robusta (10.28) > F. roxburghii (9.51) > W. fruticosa (8.92) > M. philippensis (8.91). The highest APTI was observed in the post monsoon season (9.76) followed by pre monsoon season (9.05). The selected plant species growing at a horizontal distance of 0-10 m from National Highway were observed to have higher values (9.70) as compared to those at a distance of 10-20 m (9.11). The relatively higher APTI value of S. robusta as compared to other species indicated its tolerance to pollution along the Highway. The assessment of the API with respect to the selected plant species was observed to fall in the range of not recommended categoryto the bestone. S. robusta with higher APTI and API has been identified as suitable plant for plantation along the Markanda to Paonta Sahib National Highwayto filter theair pollution and reduce its impact on human health.