date:Sep 13, 2012
Union Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Sharad Pawar said that one cannot hope to increase farm production and productivity if the challenge to provide adequate and timely water to farmers is not addressed.
Addressing the dignitaries at the second edition of the National Conclave on Micro-irrigation in New Delhi, he said he recently toured various drought-affected states and felt the urgency of developing plans and missions for preserving every drop of water available with