Agricultural Fire: Trendsetter for 2 years, Patiala Village is now back to usual

PATIALA: Two years ago, a village in Nabha from the Patiala district was known for Zero Stcble which was burned.
Locals in Ageti did not burn their rice residue in 2017 and 2018, but then they again burned stumps.
This year, most farmers burn their plant residue.
Farmers in the village were previously given a varied amount of Rs 1,400 to Rs 2,000 per Acre by private companies under CSR activities in 2017.
In 2017.
In 2018, the same company handed over tractors to the community of suitcases in the village under CSR.
The villagers claim that this year, the engine used to manage stumps has slipped in damage, and the community cannot make them improved because they do not have financial resources, further with non-payment contributions by villagers.
Secretary of the Community cannot be contacted for comments, but Jassdev Singh, Sarpanch from Ageti Village, said: “We received more than RS 11 Lakh from a private company in 2017.
It was disbursed among farmers because it did not burn stumps.
Next year, the company gave a tractor Rs 7.4 lakh and farmers do not burn stumps.
In 2019, they started again with less amounts.
My sister and I have 100 hectares but we don’t burn stumps since 2017.
This year, some machines including Rotavators can not be used because this is necessary Repaired, “he said.
Cases of 51,417 in Punjab: The number of burned incidents of stump in Punjab on Wednesday reached 51,417, because the country recorded 4,008 new fire events during the day.
Again, the highest number of new fires, 625, was recorded in the Sangrur district.
The State Pollution Control Board has so far imposed environmental compensation of Rs 56.2 lakh on violators, but only RS 85,000 has recovered so far