Una, December 31- 'Earlier our fields did not have water facilities, to be honest, then there was only weeding and dusting in the name of farming, but now water has reached the fields and cash crops have brought money in the pockets of the farmers. Mukesh ji's efforts have changed the picture of Haroli and our fate.' These expressions of Suman Lal, a farmer of Pubowal village of Haroli assembly constituency, include the grateful feelings of the farmers of this entire area. Giving voice to these feelings, other farmers Sodi Ram and Premchand of Beaton say that due to good irrigation facilities, farming of cash crops has paved the way for many farmers like them to become self-reliant. Apart from traditional farming, people are earning good profits by producing cash crops and vegetables on a large scale.
All these sentiments of the farmers, all these success stories revolve around better irrigation facilities. In Haroli, which has been flourishing due to the continuous efforts of Haroli MLA and Deputy Chief Minister Shri Mukesh Agnihotri for years, irrigation schemes have been taken forward with more vigour and speed in the last one year.

-A unique story of big changes drop by drop
-Revolutionary change in the agricultural scenario of Haroli
Actually, Haroli area, which tells the unique story of big changes in irrigation facilities drop by drop, has become a stronghold of cash crops. Once vegetable production was just a dream for the farmers here, now it is flourishing rapidly. Farmers are doing well due to good demand in the market and good prices. Especially in Beet area, there was a serious water crisis once. Now there is a continuous supply of drinking water as well as adequate irrigation facility for the fields. Now cash crops and vegetables are being produced on a large scale in the area.
Due to the farsightedness and decisive efforts of Deputy Chief Minister Shri Mukesh Agnihotri, who is also handling the responsibility of Jal Shakti Department, several irrigation schemes in Haroli Vidhansabha area have positively impacted the lives of thousands of people. His efforts have completely changed the agricultural scenario of Haroli. Haroli area, which once suffered from water shortage and had limited agricultural potential, is now touching new heights due to the development of irrigation facilities. Better irrigation facilities have given farmers the opportunity to adopt crop diversification and increase their income.

-Schemes worth 10 crores dedicated in one year, work worth 50 crores in progress
-Schemes worth Rs 300 crore proposed, thousands of acres of land will get irrigation facility
Executive Engineer of Jal Shakti Department Haroli, Puneet Sharma, says that as per the instructions of Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Mukesh Agnihotri, 13 tubewell projects were completed in Haroli Vidhansabha area in the last one year at a cost of Rs 9.71 crore. Through these projects, 347.50 hectares (9049 Kanal) of land has been provided with irrigation facilities. At present, the construction of 33 irrigation tubewells is in progress at a cost of Rs 32.35 crore. On completion of these projects, 871 hectares (22682 Kanal) of land will get irrigation facilities. He says that Rs 12.83 crore is being spent for the development of the command area. Under this initiative, work is being done on 17 irrigation schemes, which will provide complete irrigation facilities to 850 hectares of land.
At the same time, DPR has been prepared for 6 new irrigation schemes with an estimated cost of Rs 202.54 crore. Out of these, 3 schemes have been sent for approval under the Prime Minister Agricultural Irrigation Scheme and 3 under NABARD. Work on these will start as soon as approval is received. Apart from this, work is being done on 4 projects worth 28 crores with the help of ADB. These include schemes of Pubowal, Baliwal, Haroli and Naganoli. At the same time, decisive steps have been taken towards the construction of Beet Kshetra Irrigation Scheme-2 worth Rs 74 crore.

-Better irrigation facilities make farming a profitable deal
Dr. Kulbhushan Dhiman, Deputy Director, Agriculture Department, Una, says that better irrigation facilities in Haroli area have made farming a profitable deal for the people. Apart from traditional farming, people here are growing cash crops like cucumber, pumpkin-gourd, cabbage, peas, potatoes, bitter gourd, meter beans and sugarcane. Large scale production of cash crops and vegetables year after year has opened a new door of self-reliance and economic prosperity for the farmers.