CHANDIGARH, JAN 2
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today directed to implement the integrated solar based micro irrigation scheme in all districts of the State and constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Chairman, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) to chalk out a strategy in this regard.
At present, such scheme is being implemented on pilot basis in commands of 14 different canal outlets spread over 13 districts of the State at a cost of Rs 24.65 crore.
Mr Manohar Lal was presiding over a meeting regarding solar based micro-irrigation system here today. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr Om Parkash Dhankar was also present in the meeting. He also issued directions for the implementation of integrated scheme for providing water through solar pump sets in two blocks namely Salahwas, district Jhajjar and Indri, district Karnal.
While Chief Engineer, Command Area Development Authority (CADA) would be Member Secretary of the Committee, Director General, Horticulture, Superintending Engineer (Commercial), Power Department, Superintending Engineer, HAREDA and representative from Agriculture Department would be the other members of the Committee. The Committee would work out a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of solar based micro irrigation system in all districts of the State and submit a report in this regard.
The Chief Minister said that solar based micro irrigation system would not only save electricity and water considerably but also prove to be economical for the farmers. Farmers’ association of the respective areas should be encouraged for community irrigation, he said adding that the State Government would made available infrastructure in those areas which would switch over the micro irrigation and solar water pumps. The farmers would not be required to install tubewells at their own level instead they just have to pay a nominal amount for water according the crops. He directed that the ponds lying unused in the villages should be utilized for the setting up of solar panels for the micro irrigation systems.
He directed the Irrigation Department to initiate a solar based project for utilizing the surplus water from overflowing ponds in the villages. He said that to begin with, 50 overflowing ponds in various districts of the State could be taken up. He was informed that HAREDA has prepared a scheme for providing 2300 solar water pumps in the State and these would be provided to only the farmers who would adopt micro irrigation.
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr Om Parkash Dhankar suggested that apart from the rural ponds, the natural ponds in the agriculture fields should also be utilized under the solar based micro irrigation scheme.
Among those present in the meeting included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary, Dr Rakesh Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Mr P.K Das, Principal Secretary, Irrigation Mr Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department Mr Abhilaksh Likhi, Chairman and Managing Director, Power Utilities Mr Shatrujit Kapoor, Principal Secretary New and Renewable Energy Department Mr Ankur Gupta and other senior officers of the State Government.
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today directed to implement the integrated solar based micro irrigation scheme in all districts of the State and constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Chairman, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) to chalk out a strategy in this regard.
At present, such scheme is being implemented on pilot basis in commands of 14 different canal outlets spread over 13 districts of the State at a cost of Rs 24.65 crore.
Mr Manohar Lal was presiding over a meeting regarding solar based micro-irrigation system here today. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr Om Parkash Dhankar was also present in the meeting. He also issued directions for the implementation of integrated scheme for providing water through solar pump sets in two blocks namely Salahwas, district Jhajjar and Indri, district Karnal.
While Chief Engineer, Command Area Development Authority (CADA) would be Member Secretary of the Committee, Director General, Horticulture, Superintending Engineer (Commercial), Power Department, Superintending Engineer, HAREDA and representative from Agriculture Department would be the other members of the Committee. The Committee would work out a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of solar based micro irrigation system in all districts of the State and submit a report in this regard.
The Chief Minister said that solar based micro irrigation system would not only save electricity and water considerably but also prove to be economical for the farmers. Farmers’ association of the respective areas should be encouraged for community irrigation, he said adding that the State Government would made available infrastructure in those areas which would switch over the micro irrigation and solar water pumps. The farmers would not be required to install tubewells at their own level instead they just have to pay a nominal amount for water according the crops. He directed that the ponds lying unused in the villages should be utilized for the setting up of solar panels for the micro irrigation systems.
He directed the Irrigation Department to initiate a solar based project for utilizing the surplus water from overflowing ponds in the villages. He said that to begin with, 50 overflowing ponds in various districts of the State could be taken up. He was informed that HAREDA has prepared a scheme for providing 2300 solar water pumps in the State and these would be provided to only the farmers who would adopt micro irrigation.
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr Om Parkash Dhankar suggested that apart from the rural ponds, the natural ponds in the agriculture fields should also be utilized under the solar based micro irrigation scheme.
Among those present in the meeting included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary, Dr Rakesh Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Mr P.K Das, Principal Secretary, Irrigation Mr Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department Mr Abhilaksh Likhi, Chairman and Managing Director, Power Utilities Mr Shatrujit Kapoor, Principal Secretary New and Renewable Energy Department Mr Ankur Gupta and other senior officers of the State Government.
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