By SK.Vyas
Jalandhar, May 13,2020:- Taking a strict action against the farmers involved in wheat straw burning, the Maqsudan police have registered a case against four farmers in Mirpur village of the district.
A FIR under sections 188, 269 and 270 of IPC and 51 (B) of National Disaster Management Act 2005 has been registered against Karanvir Singh, Soorma Singh, Tarsem Singh and Avtar Singh of Mirpur village.
Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Dr Surinder Singh said that a team of agriculture department led by Agriculture Development Officer (ADO) Dr Danish Kumar visited the spot and Maqsudan police was intimated about the wheat straw burning case.
Dr Singh said Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate Varinder Kumar Sharma had imposed ban on the burning of wheat straw under Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and National Disaster Management Act 2005.
He told that the burning of wheat straw produces several poisonous gases which harm human health and pollutes the environment. He said that the burning of the straw causes irreversible damage to the texture of soil and kills several nutrients available in the soil.
He said that burning of straw also creates problems in the movement of the traffic due to thick layer of smog and can cause road mishaps.
Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) told that in the prevailing situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, the straw burning may create more health problems to the Covid-19 patients.