Udhagamandalam: The Consulate General of Israel in South India in collaboration with United Planters Association of Southern India (UPASI), Jain Irrigation Systems and NandanJain Irrigation (Israel) launched a smart IoT irrigation project in a tea garden. tea gardens in the country) near Ooty on Tuesday.
However, micro irrigation for tea has been in practice for many years. Smart IoT Irrigation is an innovative Israeli technology that uses water judiciously and helps farmers to achieve high levels of crop yield with minimal water.
Irrigation system has been installed in 5 acres of tea garden at United Nilgiri Tea Estates Company Pvt Ltd. Ltd. (Chamraj Group) in Allada Valley near Ooty.
Nilgiri Collector J. Innocent Divya, who inaugurated the project, said, “It is a pioneering project for tea gardens. If the government considers subsidy for the project, it will go a long way.
“This installation, which is the first of its kind to be used in tea gardens in India, is an attempt to offer a robust irrigation solution,” said Jonathan Zadka, Israel’s Consul General in South India. Jadka had recently met CM MK Stalin in connection with the project. The CM assured them that if this project is successful, it will be implemented across the state for other crops as well.
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