KHABRE TV - The state government is very serious about the air pollution, on the direction of the Chief Minister, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture conducted an aerial survey of stubble burning cases, after the survey, a meeting was held with the farmers of Nalanda district at Rajgir premises.

 

 The state government is very serious about the air pollution, on the direction of the Chief Minister, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture conducted an aerial survey of stubble burning cases, after the survey, a meeting was held with the farmers of Nalanda district at Rajgir premises.

 

(KHABRE TV - 9334598481, 9523505786) - The  state government is very serious about the air pollution caused by burning of straw. Honorable Chief Minister has also expressed serious concern about this and regular review is also being done by them. To prevent this, farmers are constantly being made aware in all the districts. The farmers who burn the first generation are also being denied the grants received under the schemes of the Department of Agriculture.
On the instructions of the Chief Minister, Secretary of Agriculture Department, Shri N. Saravanan Kumar, conducted an aerial survey of Nalanda district and other districts today. Evidence of stubble burning was found in many places in the course of the survey.
After aerial survey, the Agriculture Secretary held a meeting with the farmers of the district at Rajgir premises. Most of these farmers were those who have been identified for burning stubble.
Through the meeting, the Agriculture Secretary himself took feedback from the farmers regarding preventing the burning of stubble. The farmers were told that after harvesting the paddy crop, the fields are burnt as soon as possible to make the fields ready for wheat and other crops as soon as possible.
Farmers were informed about the damage caused by burning the straw.
75 percent grant for general category farmers and 80 percent grant for SC / ST / Extremely Backward Class farmers on state-of-the-art agricultural equipment - straw reaper, rotary baler, rotary mulcher, happy seeder, super seeder etc. Is going. The use of these modern agricultural implements will not leave stubble in the fields. For this reason there will be no need to burn the straw and the environment will not be damaged.
Farmers were motivated to use these agricultural tools more and more.
Some farmers have reported that 50-55 horsepower tractors are required for the use of these instruments. He demanded a provision of grant from the government on the purchase of tractors of this category. It was also suggested by some farmers to set up industrial plants based on the use of Parali as raw material.
The Agriculture Secretary listened seriously to the farmers and said that action should be taken at an efficient level with respect to all the demands and suggestions.
On this occasion, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chief Minister, Mr. Gopal Singh, District Magistrate Mr. Yogendra Singh, Joint Director of Agriculture Department, Agricultural Mechanization, Assistant Director Information, District Agricultural Officer, all Block Agricultural Officers and Farmers brothers of the district were present.