MUMBAI: Union energy minister Sushilkumar Shinde has drafted an ambitious Rs 70,000 crore plan to replace the existing agriculture pumps across the country with energy-efficient pumps. The move is expected to save power worth Rs 18,000 crore per year.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/shinde-roots-new-agricultural-pumps
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-systems
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-efficiency
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-electricity-board-seb
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra