Kisan Suryoday Yojana in Gujarat
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26th Oct, 2020
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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to launch Kisan Suryoday Yojana in Gujarat.
- The scheme aims to provide day time power supply for irrigation.
- Under the scheme, the farmers are to be availed with power supply between 5 AM and 9 PM.
- In order to implement the scheme, the State Government of Gujarat has allocated budget of Rs 3,500 crores.
- These funds will install transmission infrastructure by 2023. Around 234 transmission lines are to be installed under the scheme. Each line is to carry power of 66 KW.
- They are to be erected to a total length of 3,490 km. Also, additional 220 KV substations are to be installed.
- Along with Kisan Suryoday Project, PM Modi will also launch two other projects. He will inaugurate a ropeway at the Girnar in Junagadh district.
- Even today there are several places that use flood irrigation as drip irrigation requires electricity.
- On the other hand, drip irrigation saves 45% of electricity consumption. Today drip irrigation is widely implemented in the state of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Thus, the Kisan Suryoday scheme is highly important as it has the potential to bring in innovative practices in agriculture
