The Himachal Government has made a budgetary provision of Rs 200 crore under the Solar Irrigation Scheme with a target to install 5,850 solar pumps across the state.
“Presently, 1189.71 hectare land of the state has been brought under solar irrigation scheme. About 1,210 solar pumps have been installed in the State which has benefited 2066 farmers of the state. In the year 2019-20, Rs 1958.75 lakh was spent on this scheme,” said an official spokesman.
He said that the State Government has taken several steps to achieve the Prime Minister’s goal of doubling farmers’ income by 2022. To make water accessible in every farmer’s field, the State Government has started a solar-powered irrigation project in the state through the Department of Agriculture.
