Portal to popularise micro-irrigation in Haryana

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, September 2

The Irrigation Department has prepared a portal to make micro-irrigation system more accessible to the farmers.

An official spokesman said the farmers could take benefit of this scheme individually or as a group of at least two farmers. Individual farmers will be given 70 per cent subsidy on the construction of water tank, 75 per cent on solar pump and 85 per cent on mini sprinkler/drip irrigation. Similarly, 85 per cent subsidy will be given to a group of farmers on the construction of water tank, 75 per cent on solar pump and 85 per cent on mini sprinkler/drip.

He said 20 per cent subsidy would be given on the completion of the water tank excavation, 40 per cent on the completion of water tank construction. Under this scheme, 99 per cent of the expenditure for channel construction and reconstruction would be borne by the government as long as the shareholder of the channel was ready to deposit 1 per cent of his share.

For more information in this regard, one can visit the website of the department www.cadaharyana.nic.in .