LASER LAND LEVELING
LASER LAND LEVELING
Laser land leveling is the most effective and popular technology amongst farming community because of its highly quick returns/benefits. This technology minimizes operational cost, ensures better degree of accuracy in much lesser time, saves irrigation water, ascertains uniform seed germination, increases fertilizer use efficiency, and resultantly enhances crop yields. 11,610 laser land leveling units are planned to be provide to the farmers/service providers under NPIWC-II.
Modern agriculture techniques minimize
33% of water application losses
BENCHMARKS FOR PROVISION OF LASER LAND LEVELERS
BENCHMARKS FOR PROVISION OF LASER LAND LEVELERS
The implementation modalities to be followed for the NPIWC-II are described hereunder:
- The annual quota for each province will be approved by the Federal Steering Committee (FSC) and the same will be conveyed to the province by the FPMU-FWMC;
- Massive awareness and publicity campaign will be launched through print/electronic media;
- Agriculture Department will advertise for the invitation of applications from the farmers interested in working as service providers for laser land leveling rental services;
- The applications will be received/ collected in the office of DDA (OFWM) that will be scrutinized vis-Ã -vis approved criteria by the designated community;
- The ineligible applicants may submit an appeal against the ineligibility within a specified period;
- The DDA (OFWM) will convey the complete list of eligible applicants to the DGA (OFWM) for confirmation of the quota;
- The allotment of laser units to the eligible applicants will be made by the District Allotment Committee (DAC) through balloting;
- The allotment letters will be issued to the successful applicants by the DDA (OFWM) with the advice to book laser units with a pre-qualified firm within 30 days of allotment.
- The DDA (OFWM) will retain the original Client draft and forward its copy along with his recommendation to the DGA (OFWM) for issuance of work order to the concerned firm;
- Director General Agriculture (Water Management) will issue advice to the concerned firm for supply of booked laser unit within 90 days;
- The supplier firm will ensure delivery of booked unit within the stipulated period;
- In case of failure of a firm to deliver the unit within a specified time, the farmer will have the choice to book the laser unit with one of the other pre-qualified supplier firms;
- A committee comprising of representative of concerned DDA (OFWM), representative of concerned DA (OFWM), recipient farmer/service provider, and Field Engineer of consultants will inspect the equipment jointly, handover to the farmers/service providers, and record the make, model, serial number and other features of all components of laser unit;
- The technical inspection report, and receipt of draft release to the firm, will be sent by DDA (OFWM) to DGA (OFWM) along with his recommendation for releasing the government share;
- DGA (OFWM) will make payment of project assistance to the concerned firm through a cross-cheque.
- Owner/tenant/lease and self-cultivator of land, not more than 12.5 acres and is preferably agricultural machinery service provider or an agricultural graduate possessing requisite land ownership.
- The applicant has not availed of the facility under any other such scheme and he will agree to rent out the equipment for laser land leveling in the area. Applicant agrees to provide rental services for laser land leveling of 300 acres per unit annually during the project period.
- He will be liable to pay the full amount of financial assistance received for the purpose as arrears of land revenue in case of violation of any of the conditions of the scheme.
- The eligible beneficiary is required to own a tractor capable of operating a laser unit.
- To provide one-time financial assistance of Rs. 250,000 per unit to the farmers/service providers.
- The remaining amount of the equipment to be contributed by the beneficiary farmer.
An applicant will be eligible for the grant of financial assistance for the provision of a Laser Land Leveler.
- Possesses a tractor capable of operating laser unit, Owns an irrigation tube well, Is own/tenant of land not more than 12.5 acres, and is preferably agricultural machinery service provider or an agricultural graduate possessing requisite land ownership.
- He will agree to rent out the equipment for LASER land leveling in the area.
- He will be liable to pay the full amount of financial assistance received for the purpose as arrears of land revenue in case of violation of any of the conditions of the scheme.
- Locally manufactured laser land leveling units, as well as imported systems, are readily available in Pakistan.
- The farmers/service providers have the option to purchase the laser equipment of their own choice.
- The Agriculture Departments may adopt already approved standards and specifications of laser equipment for the supply of laser units to the farmers/ service providers through already pre-qualified SSCs if any.
- The prequalification of laser firms has been a continuous process and the practice shall continue under NPIWC (Phase-II) if required.
- Laser land leveling technology is highly popular among the farming communities in the country especially in Punjab because of its quick returns. Keeping in view the huge demand of the technology and massive economic returns;
- Provision of 16,610 laser land levelers to the farmers;
- 50% subsidized rates on the provision of laser land levelers to farmers/ service providers;
- Establishment of laser land leveling rental services by providing some units to NGOs working with rural community;
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