Agriculture Minister Punjab, Malik Nouman Langrial has emphasized the need for enhancing the use drip irrigation system in Punjab.

Addressing a meeting in Lahore the minister said department is encouraging drip irrigation under on-going Punjab Irrigated-Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project to overcome scarcity of water.

He said, under this project the department is installing drip and sprinkler irrigation on subsidy basis in the fields of farmers.

The Minister said, drip irrigation system is suitable for crop cultivation when irrigation water or rainwater is not enough for conventional farming.

He said with this technology farmers could save 60 percent electricity and diesel costs augmenting per acre yield by 100 percent.