Stubble burning: Punjab makes red entries in land records of over 4k farmers
As per the decision of the state government, once a red entry is made in the land record for stubble burning, a farmer may not be able to take a loan against the said land, mortgage it or sell it The Punjab revenue department has marked red entries into the land records of 4,342 farmers, […]Read More
As most farmers picked matchstick, Malerkotla man picked their paddy stubble, made 16 lakh in a month
The 25-year-old farmer, Gurpreet Singh Kuthala, says he had entered into an agreement with a Sangrur-based based biofuel generation company to provide them 10,000 quintals of paddy stubble. For Gurpreet Singh Kuthala, who dropped out after Class 12, the economics of paddy stubble is very simple. For him, the much maligned farm residue means money. […]Read More
What’s going wrong with Punjab’s stubble management
Punjab has been reporting around 2,000 stubble burning incidents daily for several days and the total number of farm fires has already crossed the 45,323-mark to date with burning of paddy residue Despite providing 1.05 lakh subsidised machines by the Punjab government under the crop residue management (CRM) scheme of the central government to manage […]Read More
With 206 farm fires, Punjab records highest cases in a day
Tarn Taran topped the charts in Punjab with 73 farm fire cases followed by 39 in Amritsar. Both these districts have been the worst performers in terms of stubble management so far The cases of paddy residue burning are on the rise with each passing day. As per the record, the state has witnessed the […]Read More
Punjab sees 714 farm fires, mainly in Majha
With farm fires making a beginning after paddy harvesting in Ludhiana district, Malwa region is all set to witness a marked increase in the number of cases in the coming days. This year, the state — till date — has witnessed a total of 714 farm fires, mainly in the Majha belt. Experts pointed out […]Read More
Dry stubble for 8-10 days before burning: NGO
Exhorting farmers not to burn paddy residue while it is wet, Samvidhan Bachao Manch, an NGO that works for environmental causes, said the stubble must be put on fire after drying it up for atleast eight to 10 days, hence reducing air pollution due to stubble-burning significantly. With the government merely doing the lip service […]Read More
Avoid packaged water at events, Punjab civil surgeons told
Move aimed at reducing plastic waste, pollution In a bid to reduce plastic waste and pollution, civil surgeons have been asked to discourage the use of packaged drinking water during the official functions or events of the Health Department. Besides, the department has been advised not to present bouquets to the guests during functions or […]Read More
