IIT-M alumni join hands to launch floating solar pump at Vishnupuram pond to help farmers

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Alumni from IIT-Madras have launched a floating solar pump at Vishnupuram pond to aid farmers by using surface water for irrigation when the Mettur dam is open. This innovation aims to conserve groundwater and mitigate salinity due to overexploitation.

It can use surface water for irrigation whenever the Mettur dam is opened and hence conserve aquifers and mitigate the problem of groundwater turning saline because of overexploitation