Chandigarh, May 10, 2015: Haryana Agriculture and Irrigation Minister, Om Prakash Dhankar said that soon a new system for Liquid Waste Management would be started in the villages of the state. For which, three tanks would be set up in village pond for purifying water and this could be used for irrigation purposes. This scheme would first be implemented in 1,200 villages of the state.
This information was given by the Irrigation Minister in Hisar today. Dhankar said that the state government would implement real-time mapping system for equitable distribution of canal water and for its monitoring. This would help in getting online information on internet such as flow of total quantity of water in a canal at a particular time. The priority of the State Government is that water should reach every field or farm, he added.
He said that the state government has supplied water till the tail end in 75 per cent of all the canals. He said that farmers would be provided with necessary equipment for sprinkler and drip irrigation system. Besides this, canal water would be supplied to 1,000 village ponds by lying pipes.
Dhankar said that a program would be organized at Panchkula for ex-servicemen where they would be imparted training for advanced farming of fruits and vegetables. He said that this way other farmers of their village would also be inspired to adopt progressive farming. The state government also has a plan to open one excellence centre for horticulture or agriculture in each district.
He said that board would be installed in villages carrying information about freedom fighters, martyrs, wrestlers, players and successful person of the village to inspire the youth. The Irrigation Minister said that gram sachivalayas that are being set up in villages would provide a number of services to villagers at one place. He said that the state government is also making efforts to setup community centre in gram sachivalaya so that community program could be organized there.
He said that the present government has given compensation upto Rs 12,000 per acre for loss of crops which is higher than the recommendations of Swaminathan Ayog. He said that every grain of the crop has been purchased at Minimum Support Price of Rs1,450 per quintal during the current rabi season. Maximum compensation per acre has been given to state farmers in the country, he added. / (SK Vyas, Jalandhar)