Bathinda, March 24, 2017: (APS Brar) To educate and sensitize the farmers against the ill effects of stubble burning on humans as well as environmental health of state, Deputy Commissioner, Bathinda Diprava Lakra, IAS flagged off environmental awareness van to be operated by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) in the presence of its officials today
Under this state wide campaign against stubble burning, PPCB will operate two vans in every district during the ongoing wheat harvesting season to create awareness among farmers by specially designed audio package based on Gurbani and Punjabi folk idioms.
These vans will reach every nook and corner of the state, including fields, to deliver the message directly to the farmers who are indulging in the practice of stubble burning.