Appreciating exemplary agriculturists for no stubble burning of their discipline for the final 5 years, the district administration right here on Friday gave away appreciation certificates to greater than 100 farmers of various blocks with the title ‘Vaatavarn De Raakhe’. Calling upon different farmers to undertake ‘zero burning’ within the bigger curiosity of the surroundings, soil well being, and way forward for youthful generations, the progressive farmers stated that it was excessive time to start out mechanized administration of stubble within the fields which might result in clear , inexperienced and air pollution free surroundings. These farmers from blocks together with Adampur, Bhogpur, Jalandhar East and West, Lohian, Nakodar, Nurmahal, Phillaur, Rurka Kalan, and Shahkot additionally vowed that they’d sensitise others to not burn stubble in fields.

MLA from Nakodar Inderjit Kaur Mann and Deputy Commissioner Jaspreet Singh handed over the appreciation certificates to those farmers. Deputy Commissioner urged the farmers to take the message in opposition to stubble burning to each nook and nook of the agricultural areas with a view to contributing to a wholesome surroundings. He additionally lauded the farmers for coming ahead in opposition to stubble burning because the Air Quality Index was recorded at 225 as in comparison with 327 the final 12 months.

Listing different efforts to encourage farmers to mechanized administration of stubble, the Deputy Commissioner identified that the groups of the agriculture and farmers welfare division had been organizing consciousness camps in villages beneath its info schooling and communication programme. So far, 170 camps have been held in villages and the goal of 180 will probably be completed by October 31, stated the Deputy Commissioner including that 900 wall work had been made within the villages describing the ill-effects of stubble burning. He additionally requested the farmers to contact the Block Agriculture Officers of their areas to get subsidised equipment to handle stubble.

MLA Mann additionally appreciated the farmers shunning the stubble burning and stated the farmers had been getting remunerative quantities for his or her stubble by sending the mechanised managed crop residue to the plant in Bir Pind producing energy from stubble.