Chandigarh, Apr 28 : Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia today expressed happiness that the state government had constituted a work group to import Israeli technology to use brackish water in agriculture and horticulture in the larger interest of the farming community.
The Governor was speaking in a meeting convened at Haryana Raj Bhawan wherein a report was submitted regarding the recent Israel visit by a high level delegation led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
He said that 52 per cent of the area of Haryana was facing problem of brackish water in some districts including Faridabad, Gurgaon, Palwal, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Sonepat, part of Panipat, Jind and Kaithal.
Israel was successfully utilising brackish water for use of agriculture and horticulture.The work group would study the system of water conservation and use of brackish water for agriculture as was being done by Israel, he added.
He said, "Water is very essential input for crops, animals and livelihood. Day by day the availability of water is declining.
Therefore, conservation of water is necessary for sustainability in future.''
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