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Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur

The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established on 12th June 1964 at Hyderabad. The University was formally inaugurated on 20th March 1965 by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India. Another significant milestone was the inauguration of the building programme of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi,the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India on 23rd June 1966. The University was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7th November 1996 in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga, who rendered remarkable selfless service for the cause of farmers and is regarded as an outstanding educationist, kisan leader and freedom fighter. HISTORICAL MILESTONE Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) was established under the name of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the 12th of June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the 7th of November, 1996 in honour and memory of the noted Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga. At the verge of completion of Golden Jubilee Year of the ANGRAU, it has given birth to a new State Agricultural University namely Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication. Genesis of ANGRAU in service of the farmers 1926: The Royal Commission emphasized the need for a strong research base for agricultural development in the country... 1949: The Radhakrishnan Commission (1949) on University Education led to the establishment of Rural Universities for the overall development of agriculture and rural life in the country... 1955: First Joint Indo-American Team studied the status and future needs of agricultural education in the country... 1960: Second Joint Indo-American Team (1960) headed by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Vice-President of Indian Council of Agricultural Research recommended specifically the establishment of Farm Universities and spelt out the basic objectives of these Universities as Institutional Autonomy, inclusion of Agriculture, Veterinary / Animal Husbandry and Home Science, Integration of Teaching, Research and Extension... 1963: The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) Act enacted... June 12th 1964: Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established at Hyderabad with Shri. O. Pulla Reddi, I.C.S. (Retired) was the first founder Vice-Chancellor of the University... June 1964: Re-affilitation of Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (estt. in 1945, affiliated to Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University)... 20th March 1965: Formal inauguration of APAU by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... 1964-66: The report of the Second National Education Commission headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, Chairman of the University Grants Commission stressed the need for establishing at least one Agricultural University in each Indian State... 23, June 1966: Inauguration of the Administrative building of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... July, 1966: Transfer of 41 Agricultural Research Stations, functioning under the Department of Agriculture... May, 1967: Transfer of Four Research Stations of the Animal Husbandry Department... 7th November 1996: Renaming of University as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga... 15th July 2005: Establishment of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) bifurcating ANGRAU by Act 18 of 2005... 26th June 2007: Establishment of Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University (APHU) bifurcating ANGRAU by the Act 30 of 2007... 2nd June 2014 As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, ANGRAU is now... serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication...

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Subject: Soil and Water Engineering × Author: KARUNYA, M × Start date: 2000 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Tech ×
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    STUDIES ON MOLE DRAINAGE TECHNOLOGY IN WATERLOGGED BLACK SOILS
    (Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur, 2015) KARUNYA, M; Dr. H. V. HEMA KUMAR
    As the conventional drainage measures require huge capital investment and requires lot of integrity among farmers in terms of maintenance too, it is felt that the mole plough drainage technology if could be popularized in the waterlogged sugarcane fields, could be easily adapted by the farmers without disturbing the natural recourses with proper ecological, economical disturbance. Further the mole plough could be easily fabricated by among village artisans. Major agricultural fields of some of the coastal districts namely Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna, East Godavari and West Godavari of Andhra Pradesh (A.P) suffers with waterlogging and salinity problems. Under the close supervision and guidance of the subject matter experts of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, a network of drainage systems, namely open, mole and subsurface drainage (SSD) systems were installed in farmers’ fields of Kapileswarapuram, East Godavari with the support of M/s Sarvaraya sugars PVT Limited, Chelluru, East Godavari District to benefit the farming community in terms of recommending better drainage system and better crop variety in their waterlogged fields. The average SEW30 index was found to be 2068 cm days in the study area necessitating reclamation measures of drainage nearby Peddakaluva fields. The soil samples and water samples EC with in the safe limit only i.e 0.55dS/m indicates that the study area is not prone to salinity problem. The extent of nitrogen traces are considerable i.e.in the tune of 614 ppm in leachates (N, P and K) when compared to phosphorous and potassium which are far within the limits in the drainage effluent immediately after application of fertilizers. Exponential equations were fitted for drain discharge (q)-depth to water table (d) with elapsed time for all the spacing and depth combinations under mole drainage which is useful in controlling the discharge through the system to control the water table. Two varieties of sugarcane CO7805 and 2000V46 were planted in study area and out of which 2000V46 variety gave higher yields compared to the other one. Among all drainage systems mole drainage system with 2000V46 gave higher yield of 64 t/ha followed by open drainage system. The yields under subsurface drainage plot were found not satisfactory because of less pumpage from the collection sump by the field staff in view of operational constraints connected with adjoining paddy growers. The benefit cost ratio was worked out to be 1.3 for the mole drainage system considering sugar cane crop based on the first year yield results itself which is expected to increase in the subsequent years.