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5 unusual facts about Guru Nanak Dev University


BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar

The college’s investment in sports is 55 lacs per year and it provides the latest equipment for all the sports events of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Kuldip Kular

Kular was born to a Sikh family in Punjab, and received a medical degree from Guru Nanak Dev University.

Satinder Satti

Satinder Satti did her graduation from RR Bawa DAV College, Batala and then Masters degree in law from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Uranium poisoning in Punjab

As early as 1995, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) released a report, showing the presence of uranium and other heavy metals beyond permissible limits in water samples collected from Bathinda and Amritsar district, however there was no response from the government at that time.

Tests on ground water carried out by Dr Chander Parkash, a wetland ecologist and Dr Surinder Singh, also at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, found the highest average concentration of uranium 56.95 µg/l, in the town of Bhucho Mandi in Bathinda district, a short distance from the ash pond of Lehra Mohabat thermal power plant.



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