<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today launched a 100 percent state-funded scheme for promoting the use of drones in the agricultural sector. Launching the scheme from a village in Gandhinagar today, the Chief Minister said, the use of drones in spraying the nano urea will cut down the agricultural cost substantially which will increase the income of the farmers. The provision of 35 crore rupees has been made for the scheme in the current financial year.<br />''<br />''The Chief Minister added that spraying of urea with 25 liters of water in one hectare of land can be completed within 20 minutes through the use of drone technology. Mr Patel said, the usage of drones will not only help to resolve the shortage of labour in agriculture but also save the energy and time of the farmers.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 5, 2022 2:20 PM
Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel launches 100 percent state-funded scheme for promoting use of drones in agricultural sector