India, Jan. 12 -- The Madhya Pradesh state government has outlined a series of measures for the agricultural sector under its declaration of 'Krishak Kalyan Varsh', with a focus on expanding solar-powered irrigation and increasing overall irrigation coverage across the state.

As part of the programme, the government has initiated a plan to install solar-powered irrigation pumps on the fields of 52,000 farmers. Officials said the objective is to enable daytime irrigation through renewable energy while reducing dependence on grid electricity. According to the government, letters of award have been issued for 34,600 units and work orders for around 33,000 installations have already been released.

Once operational, the solar pumps are expec...