Concerned over the reducing water level in agricultural states of Panjab and Haryana, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under its water conservation and management initiatives, is taking several steps to recover water table, like roping in environmental activists Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, who has been instrumental cleansing a number of rivulets in the region.
Steps taken by NABARD can set a new trend and a farmer’s economy can be managed efficiently. With water level going as deep as 200 meter in some pockets of Punjab, farmers are relying on tube wells, which has raised the input cost substantially. Punjab alone shells out a power subsidy of Rs 4500 crore per annum, putting extra burden on the state exchequer, that is reeling under a debt of more than Rs 1.25 lakh crore.
The bank plans to cover approximately 3300 villages out of approximately 12000 villages in Punjab under its water conservation and management initiatives. It will educating masses at village and block levels on new innovations in water conservation. Further, NABARD had launched state wide awareness campaign for Conservation, Preservation and Management of water to enhance water efficiency by keeping in tune with the efforts of Government of India for water conservation in the country. It aims to engage community through Self Help Groups, Farmers' Club and Producer Organisations.
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