The Hindu National · DistrictNews · 2026-09-02
If solar irrigation is over-drawing groundwater, you’re doing it wrong
Over the past five years, India’s agricultural solar program, PM-KUSUM, has installed over 2.5 million solar pumps, making them affordable for smallholder farmers through subsidies. As the government prepares PM-KUSUM 2.0, the challenge is to advance the clean energy transition without continuing to over-exploit groundwater Explore how diverse solar irrigation models can optimize groundwater use in India while addressing energy and agricultural sustainability. If solar irrigation is over-drawing groundwater, you’re doing it wrong.
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