Karnataka government has launched Surya Raitha Scheme to provide solar water pump sets to the farmers and replace the existing irrigation pump sets (IP Pumps) with these solar water pumps in order to produce excess energy.
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In the initial phase, Karnataka govt. will replace 310 IP sets with solar water pump sets.
These solar pumps have around 1.5 times the capacity to pump more water than the existing IP Pump Sets.
Moreover, these pumps will supply 1/3rd of the total energy generated to the nearby electricity grid (assembly).
Karnataka Surya Raitha Scheme helps farmers in irrigation purposes as the farmers need not switch on their IP Sets during night.
Subsequently, the solar water pumps keep a check on the power and water wastage.
