PM wants study on impact of drip irrigation
May 17, 2016 21:57
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday directed setting up of a task force to study the economic impact of drip irrigation in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra on parameters like water saving and productivity.
Reviewing the drought situation in Andhra Pradesh with its Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu here, Modi also asked the NITI Aayog to set up a task force that could come up with a model on how to use technology for crop insurance.
Naidu gave details of the state's efforts for drought mitigation, including building of check dams, reviving lift irrigation schemes and deploying mobile sprinkler units (rain guns), a PMO statement said.
He mentioned the state's progress in micro-irrigation and said it has a target of 20 lakh hectares for micro-irrigation by 2022.
"Appreciating the state's efforts in micro-irrigation, the Prime Minister directed setting up of a task force to comprehensively study the economic impact of drip irrigation in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, on various parameters such as water saving, enhanced productivity, and savings in terms of reduced input costs of fertiliser, pesticide and labour," the statement said.
Naidu also made a brief presentation on how the state government is using technology to get real-time updates on water and agriculture from the field.
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