Two decisions taken by the Government of West Bengal, one, to facilitate easier extraction of groundwater, and the other, the application of a fi xed connection fee for an electricity connection to farmers could well lead to a quantum leap in agricultural production.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/kick-starting-second-green-revolution-bengal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/aditi-mukherji
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tushaar-shah
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/partha-sarathi-banerjee
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-revolution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-irrigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tubewells
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation