UP govt to install 8,000 solar borewells, 35 per cent in Purvanchal districts

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday said it plans to install 8,000 solar-powered borewells in coming days and 35 per cent of them would come up in the Purvanchal districts of the state. The districts set to benefit from the initiative include Balrampur, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar and Kushinagar where suitable locations would be identified for installations, it said in an official statement.

The details emerged during Chief Secretary Rajendra Kumar Tiwari’s assessment of action plans prepared by various departments for the overall development of Purvanchal districts of the state.

“Considering water scarcity in Purvanchal region and the success of drip irrigation, the government plans to install sprinklers under the ‘Per Drop More Crop’ programme of the Prime Minister Agricultural Irrigation Scheme,” according to the statement.