Udhagamandalam: Israeli Consulate General to South India in collaboration with the United Indian United Planter Association (Attention), Jain and Irrigation System of NaandaBan (Israel) launched a smart IoT irrigation project on the tea plantation (the first of its kind in the tea plantation in this country) near Ooty on Tuesday.
Micro irrigation has become a fashion for tea for years.
Smart IoT irrigation is an innovative Israeli technique that uses water wisely and helps farmers reach a higher level of harvest with a minimum amount of water.
The irrigation system has been installed on a 5-acre tea park at Pvt of Nilgiri Nilgiri Tea Estates Company.
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(Group Chamraj) in the Alada Valley near Ooty.
J.INOCENT DIKYA’s nilgiris collector, who inaugurated the project said, “This is a broken project for tea plantations.
If the government considers subsidies for the project, it will be very helpful.” Jonathan Zadka, Israeli Consul General to South India, said, “this installation , which is the first equipment for use in tea plantations in India, is an effort to introduce a strong irrigation solution, “he said.
Zadka met CM M K Stalin recently in connection with the project.
CM convinced him that if the project was successful, it would be implemented throughout the state for other plants as well.