Srinagar, Dec. 11 -- The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir has installed 3,601 solar agriculture pumps under the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme till November-30 of the ongoing fiscal.BSF Marathon Merchandise
The ministry said that J&K was sanctioned with 5,000 standalone off-grid solar pumps under Component-B of the scheme, of which 3,601 have been installed-making it one of the top Union Territories to show steady uptake in solar-based irrigation support for farmers.
The data stated that no solar power plants or feeder-level solarisation projects have been commissioned under Component-A or Component-C in the UT so far. "PM-KUS...