Haryana cleared ₹402 crore solar-powered
micro-irrigation projects
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Haryana cleared ₹402
crore solar-powered micro-irrigation projects.
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On 18 February, four
community-based solar-powered integrated micro irrigation projects worth
₹402.41 crore were approved by Haryana’s State-Level Sanctioning Committee
under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi.
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In a major step towards
sustainable farming and scientific water management, projects were approved
under the Micro Irrigation and Command Area Development Authority (MICADA).
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The projects will be
implemented across four districts — Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Kurukshetra, and
Mahendragarh.
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A total of 61 canal
outlets covering 20 blocks will be brought under the initiative.
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The projects are scheduled
for completion between 2026–27 and 2028–29.
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Around 11,040 hectares of
culturable command area will be covered under advanced micro-irrigation
systems.
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Nearly 8,926 farmers
across 94 villages are expected to benefit from the scheme.
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The benefit-cost ratio
ranging from 1.21:1 to 1.65:1 indicates strong economic viability.
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The initiative aims to
improve water-use efficiency through drip and sprinkler irrigation within canal
command areas.
¨ The scheme will run under a beneficiary-driven DBT/in-kind model, letting farmers choose suppliers while subsidies stay within approved limits for flexible and transparent implementation.
¨ To improve transparency, the MICADA portal will be linked with the GST portal for digital invoice verification, preventing fake or inflated subsidy claims.
