Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 7-
In a move to harness solar power for greening the agriculture sector in Punjab, the PEDA has invited applications for 20,000 solar pumps (Surface & Submersible) dedicated to agricultural use.
Disclosing this at a press conference in Sangrur, on Saturday, PunjabCabinet Minister Aman Arora said that farmers interested in installing solar pumps can now apply online at www.pmkusum.peda.gov.in from September 9th to September 30th. Farmers have the option to apply for solar pumps with capacities of 3, 5, 7.5, and 10 HP. A subsidy of 60% for General category farmers and 80% for SC farmers is available for the solar pump installations.
PEDA has identified 37 safe blocks, where groundwater is on safe level, in 12 districts of the state. Bathinda district’s Talwandi Sabo, Sangat, Rampura, Sri Muktsar Sahib’s Gidderbaha, Lambi, Malout, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Fazilka district’s Abohar, Arniwala Sheikh Subanpur, Fazilka, Khuian Sarwar, Ferozepur district’s Makhu, Gurdaspur’s Dina Nagar, Dorangala, Sri Hargobindpur, Hoshiarpur’s Hoshiarpur-II, Bhunga, Hazipur, Mahilpur, Talwara, Mukerian, Mansa’s Budhlada, Jhunir, Sardulgarh, SBS Nagar’s Balachaur and Saroya, Pathankot’s Bamyal, Dhar Kalan, Narot Jaimal Singh, Pathankot, Sujanpur, Gharota, Patiala’s Ghanaur, Ropar’s Anandpur Sahib, Ropar & Nurpur Bedi and SAS Nagar’s Majri block falls under safe zone.
