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Under the Centre for Remote Sensing,
Department of Civil Engineering, a study was carried out in Dehradun
District (Uttaranchal State) using demographic, socio-economic, cultural,
topographic and remote sensing data in GIS environment. The study focussed
on planning the education and medical facilities in the least developed
Block of Dehradun District. On the basis of ranking of eight parameters
viz., Education, Medical, Post office, Approach Road, Power Supply,
Market, Literacy Rate and Irrigated Land, a Block Development Index was
developed which determined Chakrata as the least developed Block and
Vikasnagar as the most developed Block. Planning Commission norms were
suitably modified and adopted in rule-based modeling in GIS to locate the
villages requiring education and medical facilities. As an example, Plate
1 presents the, spatial location of Primary School and Plate 2 the
location of Primary Health Sub-centres required in the villages of
Chakrata Block. The location of Schools and Sub-centres within the village
facilities were categorized into High, Medium and Low Priorities,
according to Median Population Threshold values. A total of 32 Primary
School (5 High priority, 10 Medium priority and 17 Low priority) and 142
Primary Health Sub-centres (4 High priority, 33 Medium priority and 105
Low priority) were identified in Chakrata Block.
GIS has been found to be very efficient and
cost-effective for assessing the relative level of development in the
District as well as planning the additional facilities. The study could be
useful for planners, administrators and managers for taking quick
decisions based on scientific criteria using remote sensing data and GIS
for scientific-based planning in Dehradun District. The approach developed
can be extended to efficiently plan other facilities, like Rural and Urban
Road Network Planning, Power Supply, Drinking Water etc. in the Dehradun
District as well as other regions of Uttaranchal State.
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Appeal to
Alumni
If you have an e-mail address, please send the same to
ruaa@rurkiu.ernet.in |
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Donations : For our Two Missions
Visiting Alumni
Chair
(Target amount : Rs. 12
lacs)
The total Amount in the
corpus towards visiting alumni chair fund is Rs. 5.55 lacs.
Thomasonian : The
Ruaa News Letter
(Target amount : Rs. 10
Lacs)
The total amount received
in the corpus towards Ruaa News Letter fund is Rs 2.75 Lacs. Further
donations from our Alumni will be gratefully welcomed. |
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First
Annual Convention of Gyan Jyoti Foundaton
The First Annual National Convention of Gyan Jyoti
Foundation was held at the Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi on
27 th &
28th
January,2001. Around a hundred and fifty Alumni participated in a
collective demonstration of the single minded purpose.
The Vice Chancellor, Dr. D.V. Singh was there every
minute of the one and a half day session and his commitment was a
tremendous source of inspiration to all those present. A few faculty
members and students had come down from Roorkee for the event which Dr.
Singh described as a historic occasion of Alumni involvement.
Ex. VC Dr. Jagdish Narain, Mr. H.S. Agarwal, President
Roorkee University Alumni Association, members of the Board of Governors
of Gyan Jyoti Foundation and Alumni participation was spread across all
batches with Mr. Sood, the oldest Alumni (1927 batch) making it a very
special event by being there and inspiring Alumni with his message.
It was after many years that the melodious Kulgeet
sounded on the ears- and it definitely has alumni remembering the good old
days. A film ek karz chukana hai was screened which had every
single alumnus reliving the unique individual and collective experiences
at the university many winters back. The film not only rekindled the
memories effectively but also reminded us of the Karz which we owe to the
Alma mater.
Excerpts
of the speech delivered by Mr. Mahesh Tandon (1962 batch) on the
occasion
"A few years ago we collected a most important piece of
paper from the University of Roorkee. It was our Engineering degree from
the Alma Mater. This was a professional passport that would remain valid
for the rest of our lives. It provided the springboard to take-off into
the real world with confidence. It opened the window to a wide range of
opportunities from which we could choose. It made us free men on the
threshold of a new life, which we could enter with dignity and pride.
It was like being born again, but this time from the womb
of our Alma Mater. The Latin words Alma Mater mean Foster Mother. Friends,
our mothers gave us the gift of life. Our Alma Mater gave us the means to
utilise that gift.
When we collected the piece of paper I referred to, we
virtually signed a blank IOU which could be encashed anytime during our
lifetime. It was a silent but clear promise that we would protect our Alma
Mater and come to its aid whenever and in whatever fashion it needed our
help. My fellow Thomasonians that moment in time has arrived
today."
"Ek Karz Chukana Hai !
Our Alma Mater did not merely educate us in the basics of
Engineering. It provided us the environment where our personality took
shape and we acquired an identity in the adult world. We made friendships
there that have lasted half a lifetime or more and withstood the test of
time. We learnt many traditions at the University. One of them was the
noble quality of generosity. Perhaps we imbibed it from our large-hearted
teachers who nurtured our development unstintingly in the most crucial
phase of our lives. It is perhaps this characteristic apart from the love
of our Alma Mater, which has brought us here in response to the call of
GJF. Friends, let us put back a part of what we have acquired as
Thomasonians and honour our IOU."
CIVIL
ENGINEERING STUDENTS EXCEL
Students of Civil Engg. participated in CEA Fest 2001,
organised by the Deptt. of Civil Engg., IIT, Chennai, during March 2-4,
2001. Sixty six papers were presented by participants from all over the
country .Saurabh Amin and Rohit Gupta bagged 1 st prize for paper entitled "Genetic
Algorithm Based Artificial Neural Network for Landslide Hazard Zonation of
Bhagirathi Valley Area". 2nd prize in paper presentation was also
won by students R. Gitakrishnan and K. Krishna Chaitnya for their entry
"An Optimised Transmission Based Signalling System". An entry by Rohit
Gupta and Shashank Arya in Software Modelling Content entitling "Software
for Determination of Shortest Path in A Given Traffic Network" was judged
best and was awarded 1st prize. Shashank Arya and Anil Belani also won two prizes
(both Ilnd) in competition on problems related to "Building Technology and
Construction Management". The UOR team emerged as Champion with over all
1st
position. The University of Roorkee was presented with a Structural
Engineering Software worth Rs. 1.5 lakh. Congratulations! |
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Placement
News
This year 537 University students from BE Final Year and
ME/M.Tech & M.Sc. classes were selected through campus interviews. 105
companies visited the campus. The salary package ranges from 2 lacs
to 10 lacs per annum. The University fraternity conveys its good wishes to
all successful students on their selection. |
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RUAA-IPT
CHAPTER
Second AGM and Seminar on "ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE IN
TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADATION OF PAPER INDUSTRY" was held on 15th April 2001 at
Institute of Paper Technology, Saharanpur. The AGM was attended by about
150 alumni coming from different parts of the country. Shri H.S. Agarwal,
President of Roorkee University Alumni Association was the Chief Guest and
Shri M.K. Goel of Reliance Industries was Key Note Speaker. Dr. J.S.
Upadhyay, Head IPT, delivered Welcome Address. Prof .A.K. Mathur,
Secretary RUAA and Mr. K.N. Tiwary, Secretary RUAA-IPT Chapter also
welcomed the gathering. Inaugural session was also addressed by Dr. B.L.
Bihani & Shri R.C. Rastogi, Patrons. Vote of thanks was proposed by
Shri M.K. Upadhyay, President of the Association.
View of the audience
The technical seminar was addressed by Dr. V.D. Khanolkar
of M/s Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd, Pune, Dr. S.P. Singh of IPT,
Saharanpur, Shri D.K. Ghosh of M/s Eureka Enterprises, Kolkata, Shri A.K.
Chatterjee of M/s Amrit Paper, Punjab. Shri Arun Bhambri and Dr. Ashok
Kumar of M/s Star Paper Mills Ltd., Saharanpur, Shri S.N. Singh of M/s
Century Pulp & Paper, Lalkua and Shri S.K. Sharma of Shreyans Paper
Mills, Punjab.
Dr. M.C. Bansal and Dr. N.J. Rao of IPT, Saharanpur were
the Programme Moderators and Dr. A. K. Ray of IPT , Saharanpur was the
Programme Co-ordinator of Technical session.
Secretary’s Report and Audited Accounts of the
Association was presented by Shri K.N. Tiwary, Secretary.
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Dear Alumni
On behalf of Alumni Association I cordially invite you to
visit your Alma Mater. It will be our great pleasure to receive you and
your family in the campus and provide local hospitality.
Roorkee is your second home and it will be our pleasant
duty and honour to make your stay comfortable in the campus during your
visit. Your presence will enable us to exchange pleasantries and share
with you the reminiscences of your stay in the
Campus.
You may kindly
contact
Hony. Secretary, RUAA,
University of Roorkee
Roorkee - 247 667
Tel. No : 85630 / 72349 ext. 5630 Fax No
:85630, 73560
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