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Stubble burning may now prove costly for farmers in Punjab. For the past few weeks, cases of stubble burning have been on the rise in Punjab. Due to this, the level of pollution in the neighboring state of Delhi has increased. A red alert has been issued in all the districts of Punjab in view of the danger. Now in Punjab, if any farmer is caught burning stubble, legal action will be taken against him. A senior police officer gave this information. He said that the move was aimed at complying with the Supreme Court’s directive to completely ban burning of crop residue or stubble.
Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav has appointed Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla as the Nodal Officer to oversee the operation against stubble burning. In Punjab yesterday, stubble was burnt at 1271 places in one day. Let us tell you that maximum 237 cases have been reported in Moga. In this season so far this figure has reached around 32 thousand.
Farmers are being made aware
DGP Arpit Shukla said that police commissioners and senior police captains have been instructed to sensitize farmers, citizens and various stakeholders about the ill effects of stubble burning, which is also a violation of law, and action should be taken against them. can
All Deputy Superintendents of Police and Station House Officers have been asked to hold discussions with ‘Sarpanches’ and ‘Kisan’ leaders to make them aware of the ill effects of stubble burning. Straw smoke is affecting not only urban but every person. He also called a meeting of all gazetted rank officers and station incharges of Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar to take stock of the status of stubble burning in their areas.
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