Farmers of UP will have to pay so much fine for stubble burning, officials will monitor the land through satellites from the air. Satellite and district administration team will keep an eye, action will be taken if caught. The Department of Agriculture makes farmers aware of using stubble as fertiliser. Last year, 11 farmers were fined. The district magistrate appealed not to burn stubble, violation would attract a fine. Jagran Correspondent, Mirzapur. Those who burn stubble will be strictly monitored. The satellite will be monitored from the air and officials from the team formed by the district administration will monitor it on the ground. Strict action will be taken if anyone is caught burning stubble. The agriculture department is making farmers aware not to burn stubble. Last year, a fine of Rs 25 thousand was collected from 11 farmers for stubble burning in the district. The agriculture department says farmers can use the stubble as fertilizer in the fields. Remove advertisement Just read the news Satellite will keep an eye on the sky to prevent air pollution caused by the burning of the remains of rice and other crops. Along with this, District Magistrate Pawan Kumar Gangwar constituted a district level team to monitor the land. In this, Additional District Magistrate Finance and Revenue Chairman, Additional Superintendent of Police Naxal member, Deputy Director Agriculture Vikesh Kumar Patel member, Secretary District Agriculture Officer Dr Awadhesh Kumar Yadav member, District School Inspector member and District Panchayat Raj Officer are nominated as members. The team will monitor incidents of crop residue burning every day from the time of rice harvesting to Rabi sowing. Similarly, the concerned SDM, CO and concerned ADO Agriculture are included in the team formed at the tehsil level. If such a case comes to light anywhere, the person concerned will be investigated and action will be taken. 15 thousand fine for burning more than five hectares. Paddy harvest is ready. In some places, farmers burn the stubble in the fields after harvest, causing air pollution. Farmers are fined for burning crop residues in their fields. Deputy Director Agriculture said that a fine of Rs 2500 will be levied for burning two hectares of crop residue, Rs 5000 for burning two to five hectares and Rs 15,000 for burning more than five hectares of stubble. Last year there were 11 incidents of stubble burning in the district. As a result, a fine of Rs 25 thousand was collected from the farmers. Farmers must use harvesters with straw management system, otherwise they will suffer. Instead of burning the stubble, farmers should manage the stubble during harvest using the Super Straw Management System (SMS) with the harvester. Other implements that can be used as an alternative to SMS are Straw Reaper, Straw Reaper and Baler, Mulcher, Paddy Straw Reaper, Shrub Master, Rotary Slasher, Reverse Bull MB Plow. With this, crop residues can be bundled in the field and used for other uses. The operators must get the harvest done only after arrangements are made via SMS. Otherwise the harvester will seize. Instead of burning stubble, farmers can make and use organic fertilizers. Village heads and regional accountants must motivate farmers not to burn stubble and agricultural waste. If the incident of stubble burning comes to light, the person concerned will be held responsible. Fine will be imposed as per rules for stubble burning.-Pawan Kumar Gangwar, District Magistrate.
UP farmers will have to pay so much fine for stubble burning, officials will monitor the land through satellites from the air – suppression of stubble burning satellite monitoring in Mirzapur
