Punjab Govt. appeals farmers to shun unhealthy practice of stubble burning as reverence to 550th Prakash Purb

Chandigarh, September 16 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Urging the farmers to refrain from burning Paddy stubble, the Punjab Government on Sunday appealed to the farmers to follow the philosophy of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji in reverence of 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of first Sikh Guru.

               Noting that reckless burning of paddy straw causes irreversible damage to the texture of soil, natural environment and human health, the resolution passed by Cabinet meeting held at  Sultanpur Lodhi last week in which the Chief Minister and Ministers unanimously appealed the farmers to do away with the unhealthy practice of stubble burning in line with upholding the Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji’s ideology  to protect natural resources.

              Highly appreciating the efforts of Punjab progressive farmers who had been recently honoured by Government of India in New Delhi for adopting in-situ crop residue management during National Conference of Farmers.

                  Mr. Pannu revealed that nearly 28000 residue management machines would also be provided to farmers involving a subsidy component of Rs.274 crore during current fiscal, adding that subsidy ranging from 50 to 80 percent is being provided under this scheme. He also pointed out that the State government had already provided over 28,000 such machines to farmers with a subsidy element of Rs.269 crore last year, he added.