With a brief window to clear the field for sowing wheat before winter sets in, farmers tend to burn the crop residue, causing smog to engulf the region. This happened till the last paddy season despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban on stubble burning three years ago. However, these sons of the soil have stopped putting a matchstick to paddy stubble and are embracing new techniques and practices. They share how they manage the crop residue, while experts suggest financial support for such farmers.
Read more about this in a report by Hindustan Times team where they have given six success stories titled
Soldier Lives Up To His Promise
Stubble Into Compost
Reaping Rewards With Rotavator
Happy With The Happy Seeder
All It Takes Is The Will To Reinvest
Chop And Spread The Straw, Don't Burn It
(Must compliment the newspaper for bringing out such stories for its readers. After all the stubble burning issue reaches alarming proportions during onset of winter for last so many years. Even on 14th Sept, we had posted a story from Hindustan Times on the same subject. The link to this is http://bharatmahan.in/positive-news/machines-manage-40-paddy-stubble-punjab-2084. - Editor)
