Updated: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:16 (IST) In Palwal, the Agriculture Department has come down hard on farmers who burn stubble. The department registered a case against the farmers and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. The agriculture department also informed about the damage caused to the environment by burning stubble and warned the farmers. Agriculture department is strict on stubble burning. Jagran Jagran Correspondent, Palwal. The agriculture department has registered cases against farmers in Janauli and Kithwadi villages for stubble burning. Let us tell you that the district administration is constantly sensitizing the farmers through the teams deployed for stubble management to stop the incidents of crop residue burning, despite this incidents of arson were received by HARSAC in Janauli and Kithwadi on October 19 and 20. Remove advertisement Just read the news A case has been registered by the district administration against Jeetram of Janauli regarding these arson incidents and a fine of Rs 10,000 has been collected. Similarly, a case was registered against farmer Harveer van Ronija for burning stubble in Kithwadi village. Deputy Director of Agriculture Dr. Babulal said that the teams of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Palwal are constantly making the farmers in the district aware not to burn stubble. Along with this, team farmers are motivated to make an incomparable contribution in environmental protection. Farmers can also earn additional income by managing stubble. The department is motivated by the government giving an incentive of Rs 1200 per acre on stubble management. This will provide additional income as well as help with environmental protection. Several teams from the department visited the villages of the district on Tuesday and motivated the farmers to contribute to crop residue management. An incentive amount of Rs 1200 per acre is provided by the government for stubble management. Stubble management work is done by very aware farmers. In this connection, the Agricultural Department also offers full assistance to the farmers. Farmers are made aware. Assistant Technical Manager Palwal Atul Sharma said that the teams of Agriculture Department are constantly making the farmers aware by going to the field that the burning of crop residues increases the amount of pollution in the environment and also reduces the fertility of the soil. Apart from this, smoking it is also more harmful to health. On the one hand, burning stubble destroys many useful bacteria and insects found in the soil, while on the other hand, the quality of the soil is also affected.
Agriculture Department cracks down on stubble burning in Palwal, files case against farmers and fines them Rs 10,000 – Palwal Agriculture Department cracks down on stubble burning, fines farmers
