India will tap into Israel’s globally recognised drip irrigation skills during the coming visit of the Minister of Water Resources, Uma Bharti, to the Mediterranean country. The trip will be aimed at exploring the possibilities of using technological expertise in water management.
A well established leader in water management, desalination and recycling techniques, Israel has set the standard for the reuse of wastewater for irrigation. It treats 80% of its domestic wastewater, which is recycled for agricultural use, representing almost 50% of its total agricultural water consumption.
Israel’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Uri Ariel, had led a delegation of experts in this field to participate in the India Water Week to be held in Delhi in April and during his meeting with Ms Uma Bharti he offered to provide Israel’s assistance in the ambitious “Cleaning the Ganges” project.
Israel’s globally recognised drip irrigation expertise was prominently displayed at the Water Week event with a seminar entitled “More Crop per Drop - Adoption of Precise Irrigation Technologies” intended to familiarise the participants with this technology.
Some of the leading Israeli companies in the field of water technologies have already been active in India, setting up manufacturing units in India to cater for the needs of their local clients.
Ms Bharti’s three-day official engagement in Israel starts on 28th June 28, when she will be meeting Mr. Uriel and the Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources, Yuval Steinitz.
The minister will also be visiting the facilities of a number of Israeli companies specialising in water management and meeting experts in this field.
