Ludhiana, Sept. 22 -- Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday appealed to the farmers in his state not to resort to paddy stubble burning, as a mark of respect for the historic 550th Prakash Parb of the first Sikh Guru.
The Happy Seeding machines being distributed by his government would not only help in stubble management, but also ensure increased productivity for the farmers, he told reporters here.
He was inaugurating a two-day Pashupaalan Mela at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. Singh said paddy stubble burning, besides damaging the texture of soil and human health, had emerged as a major environmental threat.
He called upon farmers to take full advantage of the straw management machinery, whi...