Teachers burning paddy stubble to face action

Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh/ Raikot/ Payal, October 8

To execute anti-stubble burning measures more effectively at the grass-roots level, the state government, led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, has also involved senior functionaries of the Department of School Education, making them accountable against burning of crop residue in fields owned by employees and teachers working under them.

Teachers and employees of all government and private schools have been told to refrain from burning agricultural wastes in fields owned or cultivated by them. Violators have been warned of disciplinary action, as per rules and regulations of the department.

School heads of the area affirmed that the employees had already been advised to shun stubble burning and play an active role in spreading awareness regarding the same.

Perusal of a circular received at offices of District Education Officers and all heads of schools of the region falling under Ludhiana and Malerkotla districts, said the Secretary, School Education, had advised all stakeholders to ensure that agricultural wastes in fields should not disposed of by burning.

“In pursuance of guidelines of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, it is being written that no employee or teacher of the Education Department should burn paddy stubble and students should be educated about deleterious effects of burning of the menace. Teachers and employees violating these guidelines will face disciplinary action,” reads the circular. It was learnt that the circular was written following a meeting of senior functionaries of various departments that was held to review action-taken reports by stakeholder departments and preparedness for checking and controlling stubble burning in the border state.

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