Haryana Government has approved a sum of Rs 90 crore for Micro Irrigation in the state under National Mission during the current financial year. An official spokesman said Centre of Excellence for fruits set up with the cooperation of Israel at village Magiyana in district Sirsa is a model of Micro Irrigation System along with production of fruits.
He said that Centre of Excellence for Fruits set up at village Magiyana in district Sirsa costing Rs 9.70 crore has become a Centre of attraction for farmers. The farmers are getting information about benefits of drip irrigation system alongwith other techniques of fruit cultivation. “Keeping in view the popularity of Micro Irrigation Systems amongst the farmers, a target has been set to cover above 90,000 hectares of land under micro irrigation during 12th five year plan in Haryana,” he added. He said that during the previous year, 31,784 hectares of land have been covered under drip irrigation system. During the tenure of present Government, 2,816 ponds have been constructed in the state at a cost of Rs 117 crore. The spokesman said that the State Government is providing 100 percent financial assistance to the farmers for construction of ponds.