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Students’ special drive to tackle straw burning

LUDHIANA: In a bid to further intensify campaigns aimed to end the nuisance of paddy straw burning, students from the College of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), and NSS cadets participated in a one-day training camp, organised by the Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, PAU.

Students’ special drive to tackle straw burning

Farmers will be apprised to adopt scientific techniques for proper straw management. File Photo



Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 20

In a bid to further intensify campaigns aimed to end the nuisance of paddy straw burning, students from the College of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), and NSS cadets participated in a one-day training camp, organised by the Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, PAU.

Dr Manjit Singh, HoD said, “Students will start a door-to-door paddy straw management campaign under which two students have been allotted a village each. The students will share relevant literature with farmers and educate them about the reasons to stop burning stubble while adopting scientific techniques for its proper management.”

He said the students have been trained to provide technical intervention where required. Hundreds of participants attended the even at the Pal Auditorium to witness demonstrations and briefing of the machinery.

“It is heartening to see students’ participate in this activity and spread a message that all sections need to come forward to end stubble burning,”he said.

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