The government has undertaken a programme to replace about 150,000 diesel and conventional electricity-run irrigation pumps with solar-powered ones.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-run-150000-irrigation-pumps-solar-power-3yrs
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-age-bangladesh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity