Ambala: Haryana, which is known as Hariyali, from here some part of the grains is also sent to the country and abroad. In such a situation, as much as the farmer has to face hard work in growing these grains, it also takes time to manage the remains of some crops. Let us tell you that some farmers do not manage these crop residues and burn them, due to which the general public has to face pollution. Farmers of Ambala district are earning huge profits by doing crop residue management in Haryana state and have emerged as a good example for other farmers.
In fact, to prevent incidents of stubble burning in Ambala district and to make crop residue management effective, the Ambala district administration had made extensive and strict arrangements. This time, the positive effect of modern machinery and awareness campaigns done by the administration is now clearly visible in the fields, because instead of burning the stubble, the farmers of Ambala district are using it with the help of machines provided under government schemes.
Bales of straw prepared from baler machine
Giving more information about this to Local 18, Dr. Jaswinder Singh, Deputy Director of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, said that straw bales are being prepared from baler machines in the district, which are further used as fuel in various industries. He said that this is not only controlling pollution, but is also providing additional income opportunity to the farmers. He said that the farmers of Ambala are taking full advantage of the stubble management schemes run by the government and the availability of machines like Super Seeder, Happy Seeder, Rotavator, Mulcher, Baler etc. has been increased in the fields, so that no farmer has to burn the stubble.
Special awareness programs are also being run in the villages by the department from time to time, which has increased the understanding among the farmers about the correct management of stubble. Dr. Jaswinder Singh said that concrete arrangements had already been made by the administration regarding stubble management, the effect of which is now visible on the ground. He appealed to the farmers to increase the fertility of their fields by taking advantage of government schemes instead of burning stubble.
Subsidy received from government
Farmer Amarjeet Singh, resident of village Nahauni in Ambala district, told Local 18 that he is currently getting the sugarcane peeled in his field. After that, whatever waste is left, we tie it into knots using a machine. He told that the government is giving subsidy to them and they are also getting benefits from it. The young man operating the baler machine said that earlier farmers used to face a lot of problems in stubble disposal, but now the work has become easier with the government giving subsidy on the machines.
He told that by making bales of stubble with the baler machine, not only the fields get cleaned immediately, but the farmers also get additional income. The young man said that now instead of burning stubble, farmers are using machines, which is also preventing the damage to the environment. Praising the efforts of the administration, he said that if such facilities continue to be provided then the problem of stubble burning can be completely eliminated in the district.
