Mansa, 01 October 2025 Fact Recorder
Punjab Desk: Farmers urged to use in-situ techniques for stubble management and soil fertility – Chief Agriculture Officer On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Navjot Kaur, IAS, the Agriculture Office Jhuner organized a farmer training camp at the block office.
On this occasion, Chief Agriculture Officer Dr. Harpreet Pal Kaur appealed to farmers to cooperate in making the district pollution-free and achieving the goal of zero burning during the paddy season.
She said that the Agriculture Department has provided agricultural machinery for stubble management on subsidy, and the mapping of machines has been done village-wise. She further said that farmers should make maximum use of in-situ technical machines for stubble management, as it helps improve soil quality, which is beneficial for crops. With this practice, stubble gets mixed into the soil and turns into manure, thereby reducing the use of chemical fertilizers.
She appealed to the farmers to contribute towards environmental protection by managing maximum stubble so that Mansa district can be brought under the “Zero Burning” category.
The Chief Agriculture Officer also informed that apart from this, awareness camps are being organized by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare teams at village Chachohar, Jaudkian, Dhingarh, Saharna, and Daliayewali to motivate farmers for stubble management.
On this occasion, Agriculture Development Officers Jasleen Kaur Dhaliwal, Navkaranjot Singh, Amritpal Singh, Gurdeep Kaur, Sandeep Singh, Agriculture Sub-Inspector Avtar Singh, Assistant Technical Manager Kamalpreet Singh, and progressive farmers were present.
