Use Water Judiciously: PAU Expert To Farmers

Ludhiana, May 4, 2016: In view of water crisis in present agriculture scenario, Dr G.S.Buttar, Additional Director of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) urged the agriculture officers and the scientists to promote water conservation technologies among the farming community. He was speaking at the one-day workshop on “Irrigation Systems in Different Spring Crops of Punjab,” organized by the Directorate of Extension Education, PAU. As many as 19 participants from the State Departments of Agriculture and Soil Conservation, and scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Farm Advisory Service Centres participated in the workshop.

Chairing the concluding session, Dr Buttar emphasized on the judicious use of water and advised the participants to transfer water saving technologies to other farmers as well. “Dissemination of technologies like keeping the water standing continuously for first 15 days after transplanting paddy and thereafter, applying irrigation two days after infiltration of the ponded water, amongst the farmers in their respective areas is the need of the hour,” he added.

During the workshop, experts discussed design of drip irrigation system, water requirement and irrigation scheduling for spring crops, different water saving technologies and use of poor quality water in irrigation.