Saharanpur District
From river to sewer, Paondhoi waits for redemption
Posted on 12 Nov, 2018 11:16 AMRiver Paondhoi is best known today as a sewer running through Saharanpur city. Originally, however, it was an important source of drinking water for the city. In its heyday, the water of the river ran ankle deep, just enough to wash one’s feet. People coming into the city would wash their feet in the river giving it the name, Paondhoi.
Biomass production and carbon stock of poplar agroforestry systems in Yamunanagar and Saharanpur districts of northwestern India – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 20 Mar, 2011 10:18 PMPoplar (Populus deltoides) has gained considerable importance in agroforestry plantations of western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir due to its deciduous nature, fast growth, short rotation and high industrial requirement. Poplar based agroforestry systems are prevalent among farmers of Saharanpur (UP) and Yamunanagar (Haryana) districts of northwestern India.
Ramlila performed on a river, in Saharanpur after 30 years !
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 03:22 PMSaharanpur (9 Oct) : History was created in Saharanpur once again. Today, Paondhoi had thousands of visitors (e.g.
Cleaning Paondhoi river : Marching ahead on the path of success
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 02:58 PMBlessed are those whom Almighty gives a chance to see their dreams coming true in their life time itself. My pleasure today knows no bounds. When the idea of converting the Paondhoi river from an eye sore to the Pride of Saharanpur had struck my mind way back in 1997, I was hoping that may be a decade would be needed for this vision to become a reality.
Study of soil moisture movement and recharge to groundwater using tritium tagging techniques in Saharanpur - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 24 Jul, 2010 10:05 AMThe present study aims to estimate the soil moisture movement and recharge to groundwater in Saharanpur due to monsoon rains through the unsaturated porous media in case of cultivated and uncultivated fields. Artificial radioisotope was injected at two uncultivated and five cultivated sites before the onset of monsoon and soil samples were collected from the injection points after the rainy season.
Water conservation by Industry – A case study of ITC, Saharanpur
Posted on 29 Apr, 2010 12:41 PMThis presentation describes the work of ITC Saharanpur, a cigarette manufacturing company in the field of water conservation. Its water saving projects are centered around re-use of treated water for reducing water consumption, Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) based effluent network system in residential areas, rainwater harvesting, installation of Cold Plasma Unit in place of wet scrubbers and installation of a jet spray system.
Determination of toxicity of paper mill effluents - Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) - A study by People's Science Institute
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:37 AMThis paper describes the study conducted by People's Science Institute that aimed at determining the threshold level of toxicity of a paper mill effluent, and the level of toxic