'Soura Jalanidhi' Scheme Launched In Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday launched the Soura Jalanidhi scheme that aims to increase use of solar energy for helping farmers in irrigating their land.

'Soura Jalanidhi', is a dug well based solar pump irrigation system in convergence mode.

Under the scheme, 5,000 solar pumps will be given to Odisha farmers at a subsidy of 90 per cent to irrigate 2,500 acres of land.