Jalandhar: In an effort to save water during rice cultivation, a former agricultural officer of the Daler Singh District, who has promoted rice sowing on the back of the hill, has now innovated the ‘dry inundation dry’ technique to transplant rice with traditional puddle.
Although some dry seeding techniques have been developed and a number of farmers have adapted to the same thing, most farmers still use traditional faded styles.
“When Puddling has made a place in the soul of the farmer and they cannot get out of it, the dried pudak concept will help them save water.
This technique involves heavy ground pressure with heavy boards (by adding weight) and after the field of leveled, water released in it and rice is transplanted .
This need is far less water and the fields can be lived quickly at a much cheaper cost, “said Daler Singh.
“In four-five days, water seeps to the earth.
Air stands early in the field controls weeds completely.
Then the fields are watered every three days and then after a total of 15 days, the fields need water after a week and all the same time the rain also starts,” he said , “The main reason for people who use pudak fields is weed control, and this technique is very effective in that aspect,” he said.
Harinder Singh, Salaar Village Farmer in Malerkotla District, said he transplanted rice using the ‘dry puddling’ technique and got very healthy plants in the past month.
“This has been successful,” he said.
“In the four-five days of water seeping on earth, earth worms come out which not only improves soil health, but also ensures that all rainwater will be absorbed unlike traditional fields drawn water that has crust and blocking rainwater into the earth.
In ‘Dry-puddling’, recharging water is complete, “said Daler Singh.
Jalandhar Harinder Singh Dhindsa-based farmers, who along with a group of farmers previously sent memorandum to the main minister to ban traditional puddling styles, said he used two techniques – dried seeding in grasslands and a wet engine transplanting using a 23-hectare engine.
“I did not use traditional inundation at all,” he said, “to save Punjab, it must put a ban on traditional puddle and farmers must adapt to alternative techniques,” he added.