Chandigarh, May 24 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday asked the irrigation department to form farmer groups and construct community tanks for every 10 acres or more of agricultural land to ensure that adequate water reaches every field.

Saini said these tanks will be filled with canal water, and irrigation will be carried out through micro-irrigation systems. "The government will provide an 85% subsidy for the construction of such tanks," Saini said.

The CM, who chaired a review meeting regarding the five-year action plan under Haryana Vision-2047, said that the irrigation department must move beyond traditional irrigation systems. "In line with the concept of "Per Drop - More Crop" slogan of Prime Minister, the dep...