Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar

Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar (HARSAC), a collaborator of ISRO, is a nodal agency for Remote Sensing and GIS applications of the Government of Haryana.[1] It is located next to Centre for Plant Biotechnology (PCB) within the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in the Haryana state of India. It provides various remote sensing applications such as in monitoring illegal constructions[2] and encroachments,[3] stubble burning[4] and pollution monitoring,[5] and revival of Saraswati river.[6]

Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar
TypePublic
Academic staff
27
Administrative staff
8
Location
Hisar
,
Haryana
,
India

29.14°N 75.70°E / 29.14; 75.70
CampusUrban
Arealocated within the CCS HAU, Hisar
NicknameHARSAC
AffiliationsISRO
Websitewww.harsac.org

It also offers M.Tech degree in association with GJU Hisar University.[7]

Controversies

In 2016, environmental activists accused unknown HARSAC scientist for allegedly helping builders in encroaching upon a part of a 27 km long seasonal rivulet in Gurugram, subsequently a departmental inquiry was conducted by the Director of the HARSAC.[8] Another complaint is pending before the Haryana Lokayukta against the HARSAC for allegedly providing favourable reports to the financial interests of unauthorised colonisers.[8]

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References
  1. Haryana Space Applications Centre info
  2. Haryana govt to use drones to monitor illegal constructions, Livemint, 25 Sep 2017.
  3. Haryana to conduct aerial survey of encroachments with drones, Hindustan Times, 2 Jun 2017.
  4. Spurt in stubble burning in Haryana since Diwali, The Hindu, 25 Oct 2017.
  5. Haryana's air quality reaches dangerous level, Hindustan Times, 13 Nov 2017.
  6. Revival of Saraswati river: Haryana govt forms technical committee, The Statesman, 4 Jul 2017.
  7. Geo Informatics Admission into Haryana Space Applications, India Study Channel.
  8. Role of the Haryana Space Application Centre under scanner, The Tribune (India), 11 September 2016.
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