FAISALABAD-The Agriculture Division has urged farmers to not burn stays of their crops as a result of it not solely causes injury to natural matter of the soil but additionally creates smog throughout winter.
A spokesman for Agriculture (Extension) Division stated right here on Monday that Pakistan was included amongst these prime 10 nations which had been severely affected by climatic adjustments and environmental air pollution. He stated that smog was most harmful form of air pollution, which not solely put its unhealthy results on human beings but additionally on animals and vegetation. When farmers burn residue of their crops, it emits varied sorts of toxic gases which trigger smog throughout winter, he stated and added that burning crop residue additionally inflicts irreparable injury to the natural matter of the soil which reduces productiveness of crops.
He urged farmers to make use of different strategies so as to get rid of residue of their crops as an alternative of burning it. If stays of crops are blended within the soil, it will improve fertility of the land manifold after decomposition, he added. He stated that the federal government had already prohibited farmers from burning residue of their crops. On this connection, instances would even be registered in opposition to these peasants who could be discovered burning stays of their rice or different crops whereas a heavy fantastic of Rs. 200,000 is also imposed on violators, he added.
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