Chandigarh, Jul 26 () Fifty thousand solar pumps will be given to farmers and ‘gaushalas’ in Haryana with the assistance of NABARD, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Banwari Lal said on Friday.
About Rs 1,696 crore will be spent on this special scheme, he added.
The minister was speaking at an event in Kadipur village of district Mahendragarh.
Lal said that about 238 megawatt of green energy will be generated in the state with the installation of these solar pumps.
“This will not only save the diesel used to run the pump, but also prevent pollution caused by the diesel pump,” he said.
He further said that providing the cheapest energy is the priority of the government.
