Jalandhar, 30 September(Wishav Warta): Punjab government has decided to make red ink entries into land records of those farmers who burn stubble in their fields. Many farmer organisations, on the other hand, have threatened to burn large swathes of land if they are not given some compensation for adopting environment-friendly methods. If the stand-off between the farmers and the state government is not resolved quickly, the fires will start soon and the dense smoke will ruin Delhi’s chances of shaking off the tag of being among the most polluted cities in the world. Punjab science,
Punjab science, technology and environment department principal secretary Roshan Sunkaria has sent off letters to all deputy commissioners to ensure farmers don’t burn stubble. Government officials said, that once the red ink entries are made, the farmers are identified as willful defaulters of government orders. It can lead to some harsh action, including barring them from taking loans and borrowing agriculture equipment from cooperative societies.