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{{Short description|Research institute in Hisar , Haryana , India}}
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| officer_in_charge = Dr. R.S. Hooda
| chairman = Sh. Vikas Gupta, IAS
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'''Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar''' ('''HARSAC'''), a collaborator of [[ISRO]], is a nodal agency for [[Indian Remote Sensing|Remote Sensing]] and [[GIS applications]] of the [[Government of Haryana]].<ref name=harsac>{{Cite web |url=http://www.harsac.org/ |title=Haryana Space Applications Centre info |access-date=10 March 2018 |archive-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310200943/http://www.harsac.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is located next to [[National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Hisar|Centre for Plant Biotechnology (PCB)]] within the [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University|CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar]] in the [[Haryana]] state of India. It provides various [[remote sensing]] applications such as in monitoring agriculture, forestry, water resources,
illegal constructions<ref name=hars1>[http://www.livemint.com/Politics/OYdYfQ0Y25gAgoOczfGLQP/Haryana-govt-to-use-drones-to-monitor-illegal-constructions.html Haryana govt to use drones to monitor illegal constructions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308085419/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/OYdYfQ0Y25gAgoOczfGLQP/Haryana-govt-to-use-drones-to-monitor-illegal-constructions.html |date=8 March 2018 }}, [[Livemint]], 25 Sep 2017.</ref> and encroachments,<ref name=hars5>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/haryana-to-conduct-aerial-survey-of-encroachments-with-drones/story-9gosyBUaezFGUDRbG8dGUJ.html Haryana to conduct aerial survey of encroachments with drones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316220327/https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/haryana-to-conduct-aerial-survey-of-encroachments-with-drones/story-9gosyBUaezFGUDRbG8dGUJ.html |date=16 March 2018 }}, [[Hindustan Times]], 2 June 2017.</ref> stubble burning<ref name=hars4>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/spurt-in-stubble-burning-in-haryana-since-diwali/article19920773.ece Spurt in stubble burning in Haryana since Diwali], [[The Hindu]], 25 October 2017.</ref> and pollution monitoring,<ref name=hars2>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-s-air-quality-reaches-dangerous-level-pollutants-twice-than-last-year/story-tckZIQIVRKuOvDPlhjToQM.html Haryana's air quality reaches dangerous level] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102047/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-s-air-quality-reaches-dangerous-level-pollutants-twice-than-last-year/story-tckZIQIVRKuOvDPlhjToQM.html |date=17 March 2018 }}, [[Hindustan Times]], 13 November 2017.</ref> and [[Adi Badri, Haryana#Saraswati river revival|revival]] of [[Saraswati River]].<ref name=hars3>[https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/revival-of-saraswati-river-haryana-govt-forms-technical-committee-1499164114.html Revival of Saraswati river: Haryana govt forms technical committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214411/https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/revival-of-saraswati-river-haryana-govt-forms-technical-committee-1499164114.html |date=16 March 2018 }}, ''The Statesman'', 4 July 2017.</ref>

It also offers [[Master of Engineering|MTech]] degree in association with [[Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology|GJU Hisar University]].<ref name=hars6>[http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/160924-MTech-Geo-Informatics-Admission-into-Haryana-Space-Applications-Centre-HSRSAC.aspx Geo Informatics Admission into Haryana Space Applications] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224013606/http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/160924-MTech-Geo-Informatics-Admission-into-Haryana-Space-Applications-Centre-HSRSAC.aspx |date=24 February 2018 }}, India Study Channel.</ref>

==Controversies==
In 2016, environmental activists accused a Senior Scientist of HARSAC for allegedly helping builders in encroaching upon a part of a 27 km long [[Stream|seasonal rivulet]] in [[Gurugram]], subsequently a departmental inquiry was conducted by the Director of the HARSAC.<ref name=hars7>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/encroachment-on-gurgaon-nullah/293712.html Role of the Haryana Space Application Centre under scanner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201831/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/encroachment-on-gurgaon-nullah/293712.html |date=11 March 2018 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] (India), 11 September 2016.</ref> Another complaint before the Haryana Lokayukta against the HARSAC for allegedly providing favourable reports to the financial interests of unauthorised was disposed off after it was taken back by the complainant.<ref name=hars7/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Spaceflight|India}}
;Lists
* [[List of universities and colleges in Hisar]]
* [[List of Indian satellites]]
* [[List of foreign satellites launched by India]]
* [[List of ISRO missions]]
* [[List of government space agencies]]
* [[Index of aerospace engineering articles]]

;Topics
* [[Timeline of Solar System exploration]]

;Organisations
* [[Department of Space]]
* [[Indian Institute of Remote Sensing]]
* [[Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology]]
* [[National Remote Sensing Centre]]
* [[Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization]]

==External links==
* [http://hrsdi.in Haryana Space Application Centre (HrDSI)]
* [http://hrsdi.in/link/maps.html Space Application Maps of Haryana], produced by Haryana Space Application Centre.
* [http://hrsdi.in/link/feature/Canal%20Network.pdf Canal network of Haryana], based on water from Western Yamuna Canal.
* [http://hrsdi.in/link/feature/Transport.pdf Multi-model transport network map of Haryana], created by HARSAC.
* [http://hrsdi.in/link/feature/Rail%20Network.jpg Railway network of Haryana], created by HARSAC.

== References ==
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{{Indian space programme}}
{{Universities in Haryana}}
{{Agriculture in India}}
{{Hisar, India topics}}
{{Haryana}}

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