Under the directions of the Honorable National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, and the Punjab Government, a complete ban has been imposed on burning paddy stubble. For this purpose, two mobile vans will visit every village in the district for 40 days starting today to appeal to farmers not to burn stubble.
Deputy Commissioner Moga Mr. Vishesh Sarangal flagged off the mobile vans from the Mini Secretariat today. Mr. Bal Mukund Sharma, Chairman, Punjab State Food Commission, was specially present on the occasion. Apart from this, Chief Agriculture Officer Moga Dr. Jaspinder Singh Brar and staff of the Agriculture Department were also present.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Moga said that after harvesting paddy, no farmer should set fire to the crop residue and prove himself to be a nature lover by plowing it in his fields. He said that more than 7100 agricultural machines have been made available to farmers in Moga district.
He said that if any farmer wants to hire agricultural machinery to manage stubble, he can download the i-Khet mobile app to get information about the availability of machines. Dr. Jaswinder Singh Brar, Chief Agriculture Officer, present on the occasion, said that burning stubble not only pollutes the environment but also affects the fertility of the soil, and micronutrients are lost due to burning.
Many precious lives are lost due to road accidents caused by this. The Agriculture Department, Moga, is already motivating farmers through camps and personal contact. The Chief Agriculture Officer also appealed to farmers to plow the crop residue in their fields and not set it on fire.
If farmers plow the stubble in their fields, they conserve many valuable elements and organic matter, which increases crop yields and saves chemical fertilizer costs.