Hry to use drones to spray urea, farmers to be charged 100/acre

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided to use drone technology for spraying urea, and agriculture department officers have been directed that this facility should reach every farmer. In the state, 8.87 lakh farmers have been registered for Kharif crop on the Meri Fasal-Mera Byora portal till the month of Aug 2023-2024. Moreover, 60.40 lakh acres of land has been registered on the portal. A government spokesperson stated that the state is promoting drone technology in the agricultural sector. Additionally, women are also being trained in drone use. “The government is preparing to make spraying of Nano Urea available to farmers on a large scale. The application process will be entirely online. For this, farmers will have to register on the Meri Fasal-Mera Byora portal through their mobile or at a Common Service Centre. During the registration, farmers will also need to apply for Nano Urea, and the fee must be deposited along with the online application,” said a source.