TN to upgrade barren lands for cultivation
7 May 2013 6:12 PM IST
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday said her government would upgrade 12,500 acre of barren land into cultivable farm land with adequate water facilities while announcing several schemes for ushering in a second green revolution in the state.
“With food production to be affected owing to the reducing cultivable land, my government this year will upgrade 12,500 acres of barren land and to set up proper water facilities a subsidy of Rs.4,000/acre will be given,” she told the assembly.
According to her, the farm inputs will also be provided at subsidised rates and a sum of Rs.7.20 crore will be given for this purpose.
In order to use the available water in an efficient manner, Jayalalithaa said the state would procure and rent out rain guns and mobile sprinklers to farmers.
“With food production to be affected owing to the reducing cultivable land, my government this year will upgrade 12,500 acres of barren land and to set up proper water facilities a subsidy of Rs.4,000/acre will be given,” she told the assembly.
According to her, the farm inputs will also be provided at subsidised rates and a sum of Rs.7.20 crore will be given for this purpose.
In order to use the available water in an efficient manner, Jayalalithaa said the state would procure and rent out rain guns and mobile sprinklers to farmers.
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