Maharashtra Government is planning to invest Rs 470 crore for a micro-irrigation scheme, to be implemented from 2013.
The scheme will be monitored by the agriculture department. Though there is a central scheme it is prone to delays, so the state has come out with its own micro-irrigation scheme.
Of the total investment plan, Rs 250 crore will be made available every year for the next three years for this purpose. The micro-irrigation scheme is expected to be first implemented in the Konkan and Marathwada regions, and in the Gondia, Gadchiroli and Bhandara districts of Vidarbha region.
Funds from National Micro-Irrigation Scheme, Vidarbha Intensive Irrigation Development Programme, and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna can be utilised for this scheme.