Budget gives push to micro-irrigation sector SECTIONS Share Synopsis The water scarcity and droughts in some parts of the country has put the spotlight on water-saving technology over the past few years with various states having taken aggressive expansion of micro-irrigation, said Anil Jain, MD, Jain Irrigation Systems. iStock Related NEW DELHI: Over 20 lakh hectare land will be brought under drip and sprinkler irrigation and improve the efficiency of irrigation, said companies with the budget announcement of doubling micro-irrigation fund created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural...