Scientific methods should be used for conserving water: Hooda

Underscoring the importance of water conservation, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today emphasised on a scientific approach to the efforts in preserving the precious natural resource.
The Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating the Centre of Excellence of Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) here.
Hooda noted that the aim of water conservation will remain a distant dream unless modern methods of irrigation like drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation etc are adopted.
In Haryana, there is need of 36 million acre feet of water, whereas only 14 million acre feet is available. On top of that, 40 per cent of the ground water is brackish, the Chief Minister noted.

Emphasising on the need for a balance between competitive uses of water and environmental concerns, Hooda stressed that for sustainability of natural streams, use of the conservation technologies is necessary.
He also suggested formation of a national fund to promote research and development of technology-driven methods for water conservation.
The Chief Minister also suggested for water efficient buildings, on the lines of energy efficient buildings.
Listing out state government's achievements on the electricity front, Hooda said in past 8 years, the installed generation capacity of the state has gone up from 1,587 MW to 5,300 MW.