Crop residue management: Amritsar district administration appoints nodal officers to help farmers

The district administration has appealed to the farmers that as per the orders of the National Green Tribunal, burning of crop residue in fields is banned. For the purpose of ensuring that no farmer burns crop residue, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney appointed nodal officers and made their telephone numbers public so that they can be contacted in case of requirement for machines for alternate management of crop residue.

The DC said farmers can contact these nodal officers for requirement of any machinery for the purpose. She said farmers should make maximum use of agricultural machinery available in custom hiring centres.

Chief Agriculture Officer Tajinder Singh Hundal stated that Jograjbir Singh (8872007540) has been appointed nodal officer for Amritsar, Harmandeep Singh (9646566262) for Tarsikka, Jagbir Singh (9592689897) for Chogawan, Rajinder Singh (9855819697) for Majitha, Upkar Singh (8872220005) for Jandiala Guru, Mohit Kumar (9888711976) for Verka, Manik Devgan (8437962059) for Attari, Sudeep Singh (9888848525) for Rayya, Sukhmeet Singh (9914559300) Ajnala and Manjit Singh (8872366257) for Harsha Chinna.

He said the farmers can contact the nodal officer of their area for any information or help required for crop residue management.