The Deputy Commissioner honored the progressive farmers who managed stubble
Nabha/Patiala, October 25- Farmers Inderjit Singh and Amrik Singh of village Mandaur of Patiala district appreciated the efforts being made by the district administration for straw management and said that upon contacting the administration, the district administration immediately started making bales of straw. A baler was sent to the village, with which bales of straw were made in about 75 acres on the first day itself.
Farmer Inderjit Singh said that the farmers of Mandaur village gathered together and first decided to set the straw on fire, but while talking to Nabha Tehsildar Madam Ankita on the phone, she assured that the baler would come to the village within two days. will go It was also decided by the farmers that according to the assurance given by the district administration, the stubble should not be set on fire for two days, but the administration sent a baler to the village on the very next day, due to which the work of making bales of the stubble lying in the fields of the farmers started. went
He said that straw bales were made in 75 acres of land on the first day and now bales are being made in 100 acres daily. He praised the Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni and the entire district administration for maintaining constant contact with the farmers and said that this builds credibility among the farmers towards the administration of the government.
On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni gave a letter of appreciation to the farmers of Mandaur village, Inderjit Singh and Amrik Singh, for their efforts to mix the stubble in the fields instead of burning it.
Due to such progressive farmers, the damage to the environment can be stopped. He said that the efforts made by them for stubble management not only in their own village but also in the surrounding villages are commendable.
Sakshi Sahni said that farmers should use WhatsApp chat bot 73800-16070 to get information about the machinery available near them and keep in touch with the Farmer Welfare Department of Agriculture so that stubble management as well as next crop can be sown on time