Zero stubble burning cases so far in Hoshiarpur, says DC

Control rooms set up at district, block levels for straw management

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, Updated At : 08:51 AM Oct 24, 2024 IST

Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal, while appreciating the efforts being made to prevent stubble burning, said no case in this regard had come to light in the district so far and that teams constituted for the purpose deserved appreciation. - File photo

The DC said there was a complete ban on burning paddy stubble and crop residue, adding that it significantly impacted the human health, environment, soil fertility and friendly insects. He said in Hoshiarpur district, the target had been set to have no case of crop residue burning this year and so far, ‘zero’ cases were registered in this regard.

Mittal said control rooms had been established at the district and block levels to provide necessary information and machinery to the farmers regarding the proper management of straw. The DC further said farmers could call these control rooms from 9 am to 6 pm to get information about the stubble management machinery available in their block. At the district level, Assistant Agricultural Engineer Varun Chaudhary could be contacted on 94636-58773 and Deputy Project Director (ATMA) Raman Sharma on 88720-26528.

Mittal said at the block levels, Agriculture Officer Harmandeep Singh (Hoshiarpur-1) could be contacted on 8872026516, Agriculture Extension Officer Amandeep on 9814727532, and Agriculture Officer Deepak Puri (Hoshiarpur-2) on 8725953339. Similarly, ADO Dharamveer Sharda could be contacted on 9858866947, Agriculture Officer (Bhunga) Sandeep Singh on 9876196210, ADO Sandeep Saini on 9417856272, Agriculture Officer Avtar Singh Nar (Dasuha) on 9855003462, ADO Gurpreet Kaur on 7589105047, Agriculture Officer Yashpal (Tanda) on 78370-20323, ADO Lovejit Singh on 9915757742, Agriculture Officer (Mukerian) Vinay Kumar on 9417182016 and ADO Kanwaldeep Singh on 9417174971. Similarly, ADO Gagandeep Kaur (Hajipur) could be contacted on 9464319208, ADO Shavinder Singh on 9872495337, Agricultural Officer (Talwara) Ajar Singh Kanwar on 9463204351, ADO Upasna Manhas on 7508729518.

In the Mahilpur block of the district, Agriculture Officer Gurinder Singh can be contacted on 7986517309, ADO Harpreet Singh on 9501582430, and Agriculture Officer Sukhjinder Singh (Garhshankar) on 8872006795 and AEO Harjit Singh on 9478041780.

Last year, there was a decline of more than 50 per cent in stubble burning cases compared to 2022 in the district and a total of 118 cases were reported. The district administration has praised the farmers for their cooperation in not burning the stubble and urged them to maintain this trend in the future as well.