Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday informed the Chhattisgarh Assembly that solar irrigation pumps are being installed on a priority basis in the regions where conventional mode of power cannot be reached in the State.
Replying to queries of Opposition Congress members, the Chief Minister said that there is a loan process for the farmers to purchase solar pumps.
He said that solar pumps are also being installed near Anicuts and new wells being dug to help farmers install solar pumps.
The solar pumps of 3 to 5 Horse Power (HP) are being distributed to the farmers and the target is to install 11,300 pumps during the current financial year, Singh said.
A total of 51,000 solar pumps are to be installed across the State, he said.
The solar pumps have become very popular among farmers in the State, Singh said.