Agriculture, horticulture and the allied sector are the mainstay of people in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and make a substantial contribution to the economy of these states. In Punjab, 42 lakh hectare is used for agriculture purposes, while in Haryana it is 37.41 lakh hectare and 9.51 lakh hectares in Himachal.
CHANDIGARH: With more farmers switching over to power generated from non-fossil fuel sources, the agriculture-oriented region has seen a dip in carbon emission.
The de-dieselising of the farm sector by providing clean energy to farmers by installing solar agriculture pumps under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan has helped in reducing carbon emission by 193.41 thousand tonnes per annum (TPA), which accounts for nearly a 43 per cent dip in emission in the country, , according to the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) data.
Agriculture, horticulture and the allied sector are the mainstay of people in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and make a substantial contribution to the economy of these states. In Punjab, 42 lakh hectare is used for agriculture purposes, while in Haryana it is 37.41 lakh hectare and 9.51 lakh hectares in Himachal.
Besides reduction in pollution, the replacement of existing diesel pumps with solar pumps also brings down the irrigation cost by around Rs 50,000 per year. As per the All India Agriculture Input Survey, Haryana had the highest number of 3,22,000 diesel pumps followed by 2,26,700 in Punjab and 1,900 in Himachal.
As many as 38,193 standalone solar pumps have been so far installed in Haryana, having a solar capacity of 246 megawatt (MW), 14,544 in Punjab with 52 MW capacity and 365 solar pumps with a collective capacity of 1.5 MW in Himachal Pradesh.
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