Ratia, October 23 (Advocate Gurpreet Singh Mander):- SDM Surender Singh held a meeting with officials of the Agriculture Department, patwaris, village secretaries, numberdars and employees of the concerned departments regarding stubble management. The meeting included detailed discussions on crop residue management and measures to prevent incidents of stubble burning. The SDM directed the concerned officials and employees to maintain surveillance in their respective areas and create awareness among farmers against burning stubble.
He instructed Agriculture Department officials to contact farmers in villages and educate them about crop residue management. They were asked to inform farmers about the agricultural machinery available and other options for proper stubble management so that crop residues could be disposed of appropriately. He said that officials and employees must work in coordination and continuously monitor stubble management activities in their respective areas.
SDM Surender Singh directed that whenever an incident of stubble burning is reported, the concerned officials must immediately reach the spot and take necessary action. He specifically instructed Dial 112 and Fire Brigade personnel to reach the site without delay upon receiving information about a stubble fire and take immediate steps to extinguish it. He made it clear that no negligence would be tolerated in this regard.
He said that stubble burning causes environmental pollution and adversely affects soil fertility. Such fires also pose a risk of damage to nearby fields, trees, plants and other property. Therefore, officials and employees of all concerned departments must discharge their responsibilities seriously and encourage farmers to adopt proper stubble management practices.
The SDM said that effective coordination among the administration, Agriculture Department, Revenue Department, Panchayat Department, Police and all other concerned departments was essential for successful stubble management. He directed officials to fulfil their assigned responsibilities and take effective measures to prevent stubble-burning incidents.
DSP Kulwant Singh, Naib Tehsildar Balwan Singh, BDPO Anil Kumar, Vikas Lagyan, Agriculture Nodal Officer Bijender Singh, AEE Fatehabad Prashant, SDO Fatehabad Sanjay Kumar, BAO Sandeep Bidlan, Kanungo Prithviraj, Dr. Rahul, Naresh Kumar, Himanshu and other concerned officials and employees were present at the meeting.
