Poor management leads to wastage of about 70% of Irrigation water, said Trilochan Mohapatra, director general, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and secretary, department of agricultural research and Education.
Addressing farmers after the inauguration of Krishi Mela (Rabi) organized by Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar, Mohapatra said water is an important resource for Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture. So, farmers should adopt techniques developed by agricultural scientists to stop water wastage and use improved varieties of different crops as much as possible.
Krishi Mela (Rabi) was organized offline for the first time after two years. However, Mohapatra joined online as the chief guest.