Samana, October 12 - SDM Samana Tarsem Chand conducted a surprise check of the combines harvesting paddy at village Sahajpura Khurd today. On this occasion, he took serious notice of the combine harvesting without super SMS and reprimanded the farmer.
The concerned farmer also assured the officials that he would make bales of straw with the baler and would not set fire to the field and the farmer called for the baler on the spot. On this occasion, the SDM reprimanded the farmer and said that if the stubble is set on fire in the field, the challan will be deducted by taking appropriate action.
He appealed to the farmers of Samana sub-division and said that they should ensure that Super SMM is installed on the combine while harvesting paddy. He said that sometimes the combine owners do not use Super SMS to save oil, which has to be borne by the farmer. He said that the officials of Agriculture Department, Punjab Pollution Prevention Board will check the combines running in the fields and if any combine is found harvesting without Super SMS then its challan will be deducted on the spot.
He urged the farmers to use the 'Unnat Kisan' app to get machinery for stubble management, saying that with this the farmer can easily book the machinery available near him. On this occasion, he also visited the same grain market and took stock of the procurement arrangements for paddy.