Govt to recast flagship PMKSY into smart irrigation scheme
Hindustan Times|June 06, 2023
The Jal Shakti ministry will soon recast the flagship Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY) to help reach the country's micro-irrigation potential of covering 70 million hectares through higher use efficiency technologies amid a worsening groundwater crisis, an official said on Monday.
Zia Haq
Govt to recast flagship PMKSY into smart irrigation scheme

NEW DELHI: According to officials, irrigation expansion based on groundwater use is not sustainable anymore. Bringing 70 million hectares under micro-irrigation, a key target, will require 520 BCM of water, while total utilisable groundwater currently stands at just 240 BCM. Over 80% of the country's available water goes into farming, with poor efficiency and aquifers precipitously depleted in almost twothirds of India's districts.

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