Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kisan Kapoor said the provision of irrigation facilities to the residents of the private areas will be provided at their doorstep.
He added that providing irrigation facilities to more farmers is the priority of the Jai Ram government in Himachal.
The state minister said, "To make agriculture activities more profitable, it is necessary to expand irrigation facilities in the state. In the next five years, Rs 150 crore will be spent on the renewal of mini irrigationalresources in the state and in strengthening of such irrigational unitsin community areas of the state.
There is an arrangement for irrigation through mini streams called Kuhals in most of the farming areas in the Dharamsala constituency area, improvingofsuch irrigation schemes will improve farming conditions."
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