Letter: The expert committee prepared by government officials has caused serious concerns over the impact of agriculture because of severe pollution in many Talukas Bharach Regency.
The report was prepared by the Diagnosis Committee consisting of District Agriculture Officers (Dao, Bharuch; Agricultural Scientists from Navsari University of Agriculture (NAU), Assistant Director, Agriculture, Bharuch and Ankleshwar; Deputy Engineers, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and other officers.
The report was delivered to the collector with the letter stating that the phenoxy compound affects the plants and produces.
In a growth abnormality.
The Committee visited the villages of Bharuch and Vagra Talukas and studied the impact of pollution in cotton plantations and pigeons.
Copy of this report with TOI.
“Abnormal forms of leaves Cotton plants are seen while it’s a little less in peas pigeon compared to cotton.
It seems like no disease, insects or other reasons.
It’s not normal there e plant and seen between plants that grow naturally on the agricultural border, “the report is more further stated that, “Such a problem has been considered DAL am eight for the past 10 years.
This disorder is not visible in Sorghum.
“According to him, the team wrote,” a similar form abnormality was known by the diagnosis team in 2012 and 202.
This deformity could be the impact of the phenoxy compound.
GPCB must find out about the presence of these compounds in the air in Vagra Taluka because this problem has continued in this region for the past 10 years.
“” GPCB officer who is a team member refused to sign an opinion, “said the report.
Meanwhile, BJP MLA from Vagra, Arunshanh Rana, also raised this problem and complained to the Chairman of Minister Vijay Rupani.” Because of pollution, plants are getting damaged.
This is a serious problem since farmers in Bharuch only take one harvest this season.
The government has begun efforts to identify the right problems and heal it, “said Rana, who is the chairman of the Agriculture Market Committee, Bharuch.
KSG President Jayesh Patel also wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding compensation for the farmers.” KSG demands the compensation for One Lakh Hospital Per hectare and detailed investigations by scientists and experts, “Patel said.