Canopy Cover at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour
The overall canopy cover at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour is around 81.6 acres. These areas are divided into two distinct parts; the main campus is located in the northern portion, while the residence halls and farms are located in the southern portion. The farm area, which covers around 59.61 acres, has the most canopy cover. It is followed by the main campus area, which covers 17.09 acres, and the residential area, which covers 4.90 acres. The entire canopy cover of the main campus area has been spread throughout the university. It varies from a minimum of 115 square metres near to the central lecture hall area to a maximum of 15000 square metres in the northern bund area.
Table 1: Green spaces at various locations of BAU, Sabour campus (in sq. meters)
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Location
|
Canopy cover (in sq. meters)
|
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Northern Bund Area
|
14933.94
|
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Sri Krishna Hostel Area
|
2554.18
|
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Main Auditorium & Shiv Mandir Area
|
1909.07
|
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Anugarh Narayan Hostel Area
|
4630.39
|
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Sabour Power Sub Station Area
|
4181.83
|
|
Dept. of Ag. Engg. Area
|
3733.86
|
|
New Canteen Area
|
1147.82
|
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Richhariya, Patel, Sujata & New UG/PG Hostel Area
|
5813.86
|
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Old Canteen Area
|
3080.37
|
|
Administrative Building, BAC, BAU, Sabour Area
|
10171.18
|
|
Old Department of Agronomy & Bio Lab Area
|
2137.73
|
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Old Food Science & Post Harvest Technology Area
|
6133.11
|
|
Old Dept. of Plant Pathology & New Central Library Area
|
3009.43
|
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Old Department of Extension Education, SSAC & SMCA Area
|
2053.34
|
|
RD Building Area
|
552.15
|
|
Old Dept. of PBG & Tissue Culture Lab Area
|
820.33
|
|
PG Lab – III Area
|
1962.34
|
|
PG Lab – II Area
|
12.35
|
|
PG Lab – I Area
|
72.88
|
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New Examination & Central Lecture Hall Area
|
236.95
|
|
Total
|
69147.11
|
Table 2. Green spaces at differen locations of farm and residential area of BAU, Sabour campus (in sq. meters).
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Area
|
Location
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Canopy cover (in sq. meters)
|
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Farm area
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New area MSC
|
20875.4
|
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Nihar Pond
|
1888.91
|
|
Middle of the farm
|
321.9
|
|
Boring area
|
361.02
|
|
Automatic Weather Station
|
24.82
|
|
Coconut Orchard
|
7089.2
|
|
Sultan Bag
|
11075.77
|
|
HN Plot
|
4821.05
|
|
C- area
|
10541.78
|
|
Shatabadi Litchi Bagan
|
299.12
|
|
Horticultural Garden
|
149301.2
|
|
Vegetable Seed Production plot
|
156.33
|
|
Toot Bagan
|
3880.34
|
|
Dairy Farm campus
|
237.99
|
|
AICRP Maize & Makka Prashakha
|
158.91
|
|
Electrical Power Sub station
|
5.99
|
|
Cereal Unit
|
30.51
|
|
Pulse Unit
|
13.07
|
|
Vegetable Experimental Plot
|
9.34
|
|
Seed Processing Unit
|
71.61
|
|
Residential area
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Newly constructed School campus
|
571.9
|
|
Quarter at North of newly constructed school
|
1796.91
|
|
C2 quarter
|
865.04
|
|
KVK area
|
12455.06
|
|
Botanical Garden including lawn area
|
16000.4
|
|
Around new Type-4 quarters
|
1183.3
|
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Polyhouse campus
|
1000.93
|
|
Residence Of Honourable Vice Chancellor
|
3678.57
|
|
Guest house area
|
2570.17
|
|
Quarter along the road side of Botanical Garden
|
1759.31
|
|
Main gate of Farm And Residential area
|
1216.41
|
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Type C & project quarters
|
6789.72
|
|
Total
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261051.95
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