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Chouhan Calls for Crop Diversification and Water Conservation in Punjab

He pledged to redirect Indus basin waters after treaty suspension to bolster irrigation.

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Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the PAU on Thursday. (HT Photo)
Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan drives a tractor as Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian (right) accompanies him to a Kisan Chaupal at Kheri Gandiyan village in Rajpura, Patiala, on Thursday. (PTI Photo)
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Overview

  • Chouhan urged farmers in Patiala to adopt the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’s crop diversification to boost profits and reduce water use.
  • He highlighted the success of direct seeding of rice as a groundwater-saving practice and celebrated record harvests in wheat, paddy, maize, and soybean.
  • Following the Indus Waters Treaty suspension, the minister announced plans to channel waters from the Indus basin to irrigate fields in Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
  • The government will introduce a law to impose strict penalties on companies producing and supplying fake pesticides to protect farmers.
  • Addressing an acute DAP fertilizer shortage ahead of sowing, Chouhan assured additional supplies and noted the MSP for maize has been raised to ₹2,400 for 2025-26.