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90,710 Solar Pumps has been Installed throughout the country: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Thursday informed that 90,710 Solar Pumps has been Installed as on 30th October

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90,710 Solar Pumps has been Installed throughout the country: Piyush Goyal

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Piyush Goyal-Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mine, Minister in Lok Sabha on Thursday informed that 90,710 solar pumps have been installed throughout the country as on 31st October, 2016. Installations of more pumps are at various stages of implementation.

Goyal stated thata target of 50,000 pumps for irrigation and potable water consumption has been set for installation for during the year 2016-17.”

State-wise details of solar pumps sanctioned during the last three years and the current year is as follows:

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State/UT-wise  Status of Solar Pumps Sanctioned for Irrigation and Drinking water during the last three years and the current year
S. No.State/UT2013-142014-152015-162016-17
1Andhra Pradesh2197725100001415
2Gujarat0300037004000
3Madhya Pradesh1403375000
4Odisha3696456002000
5Tamil Nadu0565000
6Chhattisgarh20144740013000
7Uttar Pradesh201860060000
8Karnataka0572503000
9Rajasthan01190275000
10Maharashtra80754024600
11Bihar281501600
12Jharkhand2249340000
13Telangana101509400
14Kerala0138000
15Haryana0030500
16Meghalaya010000
17Arunachal Pradesh010000
18Mizoram01100
19Nagaland00250
20Punjab0160000
29West  Bengal824000
TOTAL11068798933273523415
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