20 lakh school students to take part in a march on October 13
Patiala, October 3
In one of the most required initiative to exhort the farmers not to burn paddy stubble, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will kickstart an awareness campaign against paddy stubble burning from October 4 in the entire state. Brainchild of the PPCB chairman, KS Pannu, who is known for his efforts pertaining to the environment protection, the campaign will witness as many as 20 lakh school students taking out march in all the villages of Punjab on October 13 to educate the farmers to stop the unhealthy exercise of burning the paddy stubble, which leads to air pollution in the entire state.
Speaking to The Tribune, Pannu said: “Month of October witnesses high pollution in the entire state because of the paddy stubble burning. Hence, we have decided to spread awareness among farmers about the ill effects of burning the paddy stubble. With an aim to convey the farming community that burning of the paddy stubble pollutes the environment, the PPCB will undertake a campaign through print and electronic media, with eye catching couplets, exhorting the farmers to discard paddy stubble burning.”
Giving further details about the campaign, Pannu said he had already spoken to the state Education Department functionaries about the October 13 awareness rally and had got an assurance that the students from all the government schools of the state would take out the march in their respective villages, mentioning the adverse effects of the paddy stubble burning on the environment and subsequently on health. “I would also speak to the head of the CBSE Punjab region, so that students studying in the CBSE schools also do the same on October 13,” Pannu stated. The timings of the awareness rally would be from 11 am to 1 pm, he added.
Replying to a query that why only October 13 has been chosen for the awareness rally, Pannu said: “As per our data, the maximum pollution, like concentration of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM), on account of the paddy stubble burning is recorded on October 13. I am hopeful that the month-long campaign will yield desired results.”
Meanwhile, Pannu also said he had prepared a draft of the bill against paddy stubble burning and had sent the same to the state government for its consideration. Notably, it was Pannu who drafted the bill that paddy sowing should not be started before June 10, which was later enforced in the form of an Act by the then Punjab government in year 2008.
Patiala, October 3
In one of the most required initiative to exhort the farmers not to burn paddy stubble, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will kickstart an awareness campaign against paddy stubble burning from October 4 in the entire state. Brainchild of the PPCB chairman, KS Pannu, who is known for his efforts pertaining to the environment protection, the campaign will witness as many as 20 lakh school students taking out march in all the villages of Punjab on October 13 to educate the farmers to stop the unhealthy exercise of burning the paddy stubble, which leads to air pollution in the entire state.
Speaking to The Tribune, Pannu said: “Month of October witnesses high pollution in the entire state because of the paddy stubble burning. Hence, we have decided to spread awareness among farmers about the ill effects of burning the paddy stubble. With an aim to convey the farming community that burning of the paddy stubble pollutes the environment, the PPCB will undertake a campaign through print and electronic media, with eye catching couplets, exhorting the farmers to discard paddy stubble burning.”
Giving further details about the campaign, Pannu said he had already spoken to the state Education Department functionaries about the October 13 awareness rally and had got an assurance that the students from all the government schools of the state would take out the march in their respective villages, mentioning the adverse effects of the paddy stubble burning on the environment and subsequently on health. “I would also speak to the head of the CBSE Punjab region, so that students studying in the CBSE schools also do the same on October 13,” Pannu stated. The timings of the awareness rally would be from 11 am to 1 pm, he added.
Replying to a query that why only October 13 has been chosen for the awareness rally, Pannu said: “As per our data, the maximum pollution, like concentration of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM), on account of the paddy stubble burning is recorded on October 13. I am hopeful that the month-long campaign will yield desired results.”
Meanwhile, Pannu also said he had prepared a draft of the bill against paddy stubble burning and had sent the same to the state government for its consideration. Notably, it was Pannu who drafted the bill that paddy sowing should not be started before June 10, which was later enforced in the form of an Act by the then Punjab government in year 2008.
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