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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: Forestry × Author: CHAUHAN, SHALINI × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2013 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    INVENTORISATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2013) CHAUHAN, SHALINI; BHARDWAJ, SATISH KUMAR
    ABSTRACT The investigation entitled “Inventorization of water resources in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh” was conducted during 2012-2013 in Solan Block, District Solan of Himachal Pradesh. To inventorize the water sources, survey was conducted as per prestructured performa. People’s perception was also recorded to verify the inventorisation. To find out the water quality four dominant land use systems namely industrial, urban/suburban, institutional and rural were studied. The collected water samples were analyzed for various parameters like pH, EC, BOD, COD, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Cl-. In Solan Block the total water sources recorded in the field were 3218. After recording the additional small scale sources in the region additional 34 sources was inventorised as compared to the official records. Out of the total water sources only 3070 are being commercially exploited for use in the region and a total of 499 handpumps were installed. Out of the total water sources in Solan District, 22% ground and 30% surface water sources were in Solan Block. The people perception indicated that out of 35 panchayats, seven panchayats have water deficiency. In Solan Block only 303.4 ha of total area is covered under 11 major irrigation schemes utilizing water from Nullahs, Khuds and Rivers. A total population of 62,753 in rural area of Solan Block has a water requirement of 43,92,710 liters per day whereas, that of urban population (37935) was 47,41,875 liters per day. The total water requirement of Solan Block comes recorded was 91,34,585 liters per day for a population of 1,00,688. The total water storage capacity in Solan Block is 52,13,122.28 gallons to meet the demand of 100688 inhabitants along with the water requirement for other purposes. But this capacity remains unutilized many times due to less water availability.. The pH of the water sources ranged from 7.24 to 7.92. The highest value of pH (7.92) was found in institutional landuse system. EC ranged from 0.41 to 0.92 dS/m. Maximum EC (0.92 dS/m) was found in institutional land use. The mean COD value of water was found to range from 63.75 to 111.08 mg/l. The highest COD (111.08 mg/l) was noticed under institutional land use. The BOD for water on an average ranged from 1.44 to 12.35 mg/l. Under industrial land use highest BOD (12.35 mg/l) was recorded. Value of Calcium content ranged from 51.28 to 90.48 mg/l and the maximum calcium content of 90.48 mg/l was under institutional land use. Magnesium of water sources on an average ranged from 26.87 to 37.76 mg/l. The maximum concentration of magnesium (37.76 mg/l) was found under industrial land use. The Cl- content of water sources of Solan block on an average ranged from 14.05 to 38.06 mg/l. The highest value of Cl- (38.06 mg/l) was recorded under institutional land use. Therefore, industrialization and institutionalization in Solan Block has resulted BOD, COD, Ca and Mg content in the water sources above WHO standards. Study indicated that industrialization and institutionalization have started impacting the water quality of Solan Block.