5 Patiala farmers penalised for burning stubble

PATIALA: In the first of its kind incident, five farmers have been penalised Rs 2,500 each for burning paddy stubble in violation of orders. The orders were issued after the National Green Tribunal banned stubble burning in December 2015. The Punjab Pollution Control Board has so far recorded 350 cases of stubble burning in the state just this year. The DC also instructed officials of the Revenue and Rehabilitation department to make a red entry in the girdawari register against farmers involved in stubble burning.