Describing the progressive farmers, who have refrained from burning paddy stubble, as pioneers of change, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday called upon them to join the state government in launching a massive campaign to persuade the entire farming community to give up this dangerous practice in the interest of environmental protection for the future generations. Addressing a group of these farmers, Captain Amarinder Singh said these agents of change had done yeoman’s service to humanity by helping create a pollution-free environment. He said their experiences and expertise must be replicated by one and all to save the fertility of soil on the one hand and prevent environmental pollution on the other.
Emphasising the need to make judicious use of ground water, which was swiftly depleting, the Chief Minister said that it was the duty of the farming community to save water for future generations as otherwise the state would soon become a desert and the entire agriculture economy would be devastated. He stressed that diversification of agriculture, coupled with techniques like drip irrigation, was the only answer to the problem of water depletion.
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