Amritsar (Ranjandeep Sandhu, Amrik Matharoo):–The Amritsar district administration has fined 17 farmers , imposed fine of Rs55, 000 for burning crop residue. The Amritsar district nodal officer has been deputed to keep a check on the burning corp residue issue. Gurpreet Khehra, Deputy Commissioner, told that satellite imagery has detected about 340 places in the district. He said officials of Punjab Pollution Control Board visited around 150 villages and confirmed 54 such instances whereby farmers put the stubble on fire contributing to air pollution. Out of them 15 were challaned on Monday while the process to hit remaining 39 peasants is underway. He said SDMs were visiting villages and advising farmers to refrain from burning the residue. They asked to use of bailer machines for making bundles of the straw. Harpal Singh, executive engineer Punjab Pollution Control Board, said revenue department has been asked to make red entries in the record of as many as 30 farmers who have taken to the task.
