Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that the state is leading in the country as regard to the installation of solar water pumps to promote micro-irrigation under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthaan Mahabhiyan(PM-KUSUM).
The Chief Minister provided solar pumps to the farmers during a digital inauguration programme held through video conferencing here. Khattar also released a booklet of the Solar Water Pumping Programme and a utility booklet for the farmers. He said that the government is giving 75 percent subsidy on these solar pumps.
The Chief Minister directed that the tubewells of less than 50 hp which are running on electricity and are being used for agriculture purposes should be shifted to solar energy in the state.
On the occasion, he interacted with the female farmers of Hisar, Krishna and Trilok Singh and Shashi Ahuja, Isaak Khan from Nuh, who have installed solar pumps. The farmers apprised the Chief Minister that they had to spend only 25 percent of the amount as the remaining amount has been provided by the government for installing the solar pumps.
Khattar also directed the Deputy Commissioners to launch a special campaign to promote micro-irrigation and further to ensure that water reaches every field under the State Government’s ‘Har Khet Ko Pani' scheme.
The Chief Minister said that 25897 solar pump sets have been installed in the last seven years and this year, the work of installing 13800 pump sets is in progress. He further said that Haryana is the second state in the country after Gujarat which has promoted solar energy.
He said that 24 hours power supply has become possible in 5500 villages of the state under the Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon Yojana and people have adopted the habit of paying electricity bills. With this, all the four Power DISCOMs of the state have become profitable and the line loss has reduced from 33 to 14 percent, he said.
KHATTAR CHAIRS HPLPC MEETING, APPROVES PROPOSAL OF LAND PURCHASE WORTH RS 28.51 CR
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday accorded approval to make negotiation amounting to Rs 28.51 crore with the landowners for the landholdings to be purchased through e-Bhoomi for construction of bypass from Cheeka City, Kaithal to Patiala road in Kaithal district. The approval was given during the High Powered Land Purchase Committee (HPLPC) meeting presided over by the Chief Minister. Khattar directed the Deputy Commissioners of Kaithal and Fatehabad that after the purchase of these landholdings, the work of the proposed projects should be expedited.
Landowners who have consented to give their lands for proposed government projects also attended the meeting through video conferencing. While interacting with the landowners of the villages including Cheeka, Badsui, Harigarh, Kingan, Kalar Majra, Peedal, Titina who have voluntarily given their land for the construction of the said bypass, the Chief Minister said that along with the residents of Cheeka village, the neighbouring villages would also be greatly benefited with the construction of this bypass.
"The construction of this bypass would certainly open the doors for various other opportunities like employment, business along with overall development of the district,” he said.