Raj Sadosh/Fazilka/Abohar.
A Unique 'Environmental Friend' program of Fazilka district administration was launched today by the Deputy Commissioner Dr. Senu Duggal at government school in village Lalowali.
(MOREPIC1)(SUBHEAD) Four students from each school have been nominated as environmental friends in paddy growing villages, they will motivate their parents as well as other farmers not to burn paddy straw. The Environment Friends will be deputed in those villages, where fire incidents had surfaced last year.
Apart from this, students in all schools of the district are taking a pledge to motivate their parents not to burn stubble and so far, 21,000 students in 108 schools have taken the pledge. Along with such students, their parents and other farmers also took oath to save the environment.
The DC said that the burning of stubble poses a threat to humanity. She said that now very cheap methods are also available to manage stubble and the government is also giving a huge subsidy on stubble handling machines. “Therefore, all people should come forward to understand the seriousness of its damage, let us sow wheat by taking care of the straw according to the methods suggested by the Department of Agriculture,” she said.
Dr. Duggal said that there were many incidents of straw burning in this village last year, but now we have to wash away the stigma. She assured that if stubbleis not burnt here, she will come again to hold a function with these children and if the Panchayats stops the practice of stubble burning, priority will be given to carry out more development work under the MGNREGA scheme in such villages.
