Jalandhar, May 15 (Punjab Khabarnama) : Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal while reviewing the incidents of burning the wheat crop residue in the district issued strict instructions to the officials to stay in the fields so as to curtail this practice .
The Deputy Commissioner held a review meeting here at district administrative complex along with SSP Jalandhar (Rural) Ankur Gupta, along with officials from Agriculture Department and Punjab Pollution Control Board. He directed to keep a close vigil so that such incidents to be prevented.
The DC further said that it should be ensured that wherever the information regarding the incident of fire in the field is received through satellite, it should be investigated and report to be submitted immediately by the concerned official.
Dr. Aggarwal asked the officials of the Agriculture Department to contact the farmers and inform them about the adverse effects of burning the crop residue and also inform them about the advantages of disposing off in the field for better soil health .
He said that to prevent the incidents of setting farms on fire, farmers should be encouraged as much as possible so that they refrain from this practise.
The Deputy Commissioner also said that the Supreme Court has given strict instructions in the matter of burning crop residue. He also said that a fine up to Rs. 15,000 can be imposed in case of setting farm of fire. He appealed to the farmers not to burn the residue of wheat to avoid departmental action and to maintain the purity of the environment.
On this occasion, Chief Agriculture Officer Dr. Jaswant Roi, Executive Engineer Punjab Pollution Control Board Sandeep Kumar, Engineer from Agriculture Department Navdeep Singh were also present.