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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: SHARMA, APURVA × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES IN HAMIRPUR DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (NAUNI,UHF, 2020-11) SHARMA, APURVA; JANGRA, MOHAN SINGH
    The study on Water Quality Assessment of Educational Institutes in Hamirpur District of Himachal Pradesh was conducted during 2019-2020 in the Department of Environmental Science, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) Himachal Pradesh. The temperature of drinking water at various educational institutes on annual basis varied from 19.5 to 28.6oC, pH from 7.88 to 6.79, EC from 0.47 dS m-1 to 0.19 dS m-1, TDS from 234.17 mgl-1 to 62.93 mgl-1, BOD from 3.05 mgl-1 to 0.58 mgl-1, COD from 144.33 to 62.17mgl-1. These parameters were found within the permissible limits as prescribed by BIS and varied with location. The physicochemical parameters were found higher during the summer season as compared to the winter season. In drinking water of different educational institutes, the concentration of Cd on annual basis varied from zero to 0.002, Zn from zero to 0.001, Pb from zero to 0.001, Cu from zero to 0.007, Fe from 0.163 to 0.742, Mn from 0.03 to 0.05 and Ni from zero to 0.015 mg per liter (mg l-1). The interaction effect of locations and seasons was found significant for all these heavy metal except Cd for which it was non-significant. The concentration of all the heavy metal was observed higher during the summer season compared to winter at all the location but was within the permissible limits as prescribed by BIS. Therefore, more care is required towards the supply of drinking water of these institutes during the summer season to avoid the spread of any water borne diseases and illness in the study area in particular and in whole state in general.
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    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES IN MID HILLS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF, NAUNI, 2018-10) SHARMA, APURVA; BHARDWAJ, S K
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Environmental Impact Assessment of ecotourism activities in the mid hills of Himachal Pradesh” was conducted during 2017-2018 in the Department of EnvironmentalScience, College of Forestry, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. Five ecotourism sites in the mid hill region were purposefully selected for the assessment. The study aimed at understanding the effect of the ecotourism activities on the natural resource quality, carrying capacity of the sites and assessing the sustainability by using indicators like consumption of water and energy, waste management, community involvement and employment and infrastructure building material. Study of sustainability of the sites was done on a comparative basis. Comparisons were made between the sites and the impacts of the above selected indicators on sustainability were ranked accordingly. The quality of natural resources was fairly good in all the sites. The physical and chemical properties of the two basic natural resources i.e. soil and water of the ecotourism sites were at par with the properties of control site. The carrying capacity ranged from 204 – 116 visitors per day, a maximum carrying capacity was for Nature’s Treat followed by Sanawar Nature Camp, Aamod, Park Woods andPine Hills Eco-Camp with respective values of 204, 186, 154, 131 and 116 visitors per day. The actual number of tourists visiting the sites per day was well within the carrying capacity limits. The study indicated that, with the current rate of tourists, the carrying capacity of the ecotourism sites is projected to exhaust in the next 12-15 yearsbecause of limitations of water availability, increasing visitor frequency, energy consumption and infrastructure which is incompatible with the ecosystem. Accordingly, Aamod, Shoghi will exhaust its carrying capacity by the year 2021.Pine Hills Eco Camp, Chewa was the most sustainable site whereas Aamod, Shoghi was least sustainable site in the mid hills of HP. It can be concluded that though there is a good quality of natural resources, the sites are approaching their carrying capacities and hence are a threat to their sustainability. In order to increase the sustainability of ecotourism sites, the stakeholders should man