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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: Soil Science and Water Management × Author: KHAJURIA, NEETAN × Start date: 1988 ×
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    PHYSICOPCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FERTILITY STATUS OF FOREST NURSERY SOILS OF BILASPUR CIRCLE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE DR. YASHWANT SINGH PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY ; SOLAN, 2005) KHAJURIA, NEETAN; TRIPATHI, D.
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    IMPACT OF INDUSTRIALIZATION ON WATER QUALITY AND SOIL HEALTH IN BADDI-BAROTIWALA-NALAGARH INDUSTRIAL HUBS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2010) KHAJURIA, NEETAN; TRIPATHI, D
    ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Impact of industrialization on water quality and soil health in Baddi- Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial hubs of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh during the year 2008-2009. The soil, water and plant samples were collected from thirty sites of three locations. The soil samples were collected at two depths (0-15 cm and 15-30 cm) and water samples were collected from Sirsa river, Sandhouli nullha, Balad khud, borewell and tap during pre and post monsoon seasons. The pH ranged from 7.89 to 8.65 and highest was recorded in textile industry effluent and lowest in paper industry effluent. The effluents from textile andpharmaceutical industries registered maximum (4.49 dS m_1) and minimum (1.49 dS m_1) electrical conductivity, respectively. Whereas, highest TSS (2599 mg/l) and lowest TSS (169 mg/l) was recorded in effluents of chemical and paper industry, respectively, which were quite above the BIS standard limits (100 mg/l). The contents of chloride present in the effluents of industries were ranged from 496 to 645 mg/l. The BOD values varied from 1.88 to 2.41 and found to be within safer limit (30 mg/l). The highest COD (1403.00 mg/l) was registered with chemical industry and minimum (303 mg/l) in textile industry. The soils of the industrial area registered slightly acidic to slightly alkaline pH. The EC values in surface soils, during pre and post monsoon season at different sites ranged from 0.11 to 0.38 and 0.12 to 0.34 dSm_1. The organic carbon content in surface soils of different sites varied between 3.00 - 8.25 and 3.72 - 8.78 g kg_1, whereas in locations from 4.38 to 4.83 and 4.83 to 5.48 g kg_1 during pre and post monsoon season, respectively. The available N, P and K were rated as low, high and low to medium, respectively considering the critical limits of these elements. However, DTPA extractable Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn were found to be low to high, high, high and low to high in their status, respectively. Further, the content of Pb, Ni and Cd were below permissible limit of 5.00, 2.00 and 0.05 mg kg_1, respectively. Lead content in surface soils, during pre and post monsoon season of different sites ranged from 0.46 to 2.18 and 0.50 to 2.19 mg kg_1. Nickel content in different sites ranged from 0.09 to 0.62 and 0.16 to 0.65 mg kg_1 in surface soils. The cadmium content ranged from 1.00 to 1.09 and 0.02 to 0.21 mg kg_1. The concentration of Mn, Cu, Fe and Zn in plant samples ranged from 8.10 to 10.04, 0.53 to 0.86, 8.84 to 9.25 and 0.74 to 1.59 mg kg_1at different locations during pre monsoon season and ranged from 8.16 to 10.09, 0.54 to 0.92, 8.94 to 9.30 and 0.75 to 1.59 mg kg_1 during post monsoon season. The concentration of Pb was above the permissible limit. The pH of river and nullhas water ranged from 8.04 to 8.29. The EC values, irrespective of season of river and nullhas water ranged from 414.00 to 9324.00 μSiemens/cm. The corresponding values for bore well and tap water ranged from 0.40 to 1.37 dSm_1. The HCO3 - and CO32- concentration were within permissible limit. The concentration of Ca, Mg and Na in borewell and tap water ranged from 22.67 to 64.33; 8.33 to 29.00 and 17.33 to 43.00 mg/l. The BOD and COD concentration of river and nullhas water ranged from 0.54 to 203.33 and 15.33 to 527.67 mg/l. The concentration of Fe, Cu, Mn and Cd in river and nullhas water ranged from 0.51 to 1.12; 0.03 to 0.09; 0.10 to 0.35 and 0.03 to 0.10 mg/l. The microbial biomass carbon of Nalagarh, Baddi and Barotiwala in surface soils during pre and post monsoon season varied between 35.78 - 89.87; 34.16 - 108.83 and 42.93 - 128.45 mg MB-C/100g soil, respectively.