Drought-hit farmers on India's Deccan plateau turn to solar-powered irrigation
Small-scale solar pumps are helping communities grow crops through longer dry seasons.
By SKAAH Media Webdesk, Newsroom
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Farmers across the Deccan plateau are adopting solar-powered irrigation pumps to cope with longer and more unpredictable dry seasons.
Development agencies say the pumps, financed through pay-as-you-go schemes, have allowed some communities to harvest twice a year.
Hydrologists caution that groundwater use must be carefully managed to avoid depleting aquifers.
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