Three farmers booked for burning crop residue

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 10

Taking stern action against the stubble burning practices, the Jalandhar rural police following the directives of Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori have registered FIRs against three farmers for burning crop residue in the district.

The FIRs were registered in Shahkot, Lohian, and Mehatpur areas, where stubble burning was reported by the authorities. SSP (Rural) Dr Sandeep Garg said that as a part of a mammoth exercise to curtail the stubble burning practice in the district, the police have taken legal action for violating the magistrate orders of not burning crop residue.

The SSP mentioned that the concerned authorities had reported stubble burning cases in the Shahkot, Lohian, and Mehatpur areas and the police department had registered FIRs against the violators. Pointing out further, Garg said that keeping in view the current Covid-19 pandemic, the stubble burning by worsening the air quality index could aggravate the health conditions of Covid patients who were already suffering from the compromised immunity system.

He said the Deputy Commissioner had categorically directed to take strict action against the stubble burning cases to upkeep the air quality, especially in these trying times. He said more action would be taken if anyone found violating magistrate orders.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner said that any farmer found setting his crop residue ablaze, his subsidised farm machinery will be confiscated with immediate effect.