Haryana Government has decided to increase the area under natural farming from 6,000 acres to 25,000 acres that is by more than 300 percent. This effort will not only save water but also improve Health, said the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday while speaking at the concluding session of the two-day Water Conclave organized by the Haryana Resources“>Water Resources Authority under Amrit Jal Kranti in Panchkula.
Khattar, during his address, also announced that the area under direct seeding of paddy has been increased by 275 percent 73,000 acres to nearly two lakh acres which will save 218 MCM of water. For this, provision will be made for availability of machinery and subsidy.
Apart from this, the Chief Minister also announced that more than 9500 water sources would be renovated in the next two years, including 5308 ponds, 63 check Dams, 81 shallow tubewells, and 4000 recharge borewells.