Awareness program on “Prevention and Control of Paddy Straw Burning” held at Govt Bikram College

Awareness program on “Prevention and Control of Paddy Straw Burning” held at Govt Bikram College

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 26,2023

The N.S.S. Department and Eco Club of Government Bikram College of Commerce, Patiala organized a seminar on “Prevention and Control of Paddy Straw burning under the guidance of College Principal Prof. (Dr.) Kusum Lata. A program was initiated according to the directions issued by the Department of Higher Education, Punjab as a part of the program launched by Punjab Government in order to spread awareness through massive awareness campaigns involving college students.

The students presented their views on the harmful effects of burning the crop residue and its impact on soil fertility, health and our environment. The young minds came up with different ideas to make use of crop residue. The College Principal advised the students to motivate their parents and relatives also to stop such practices that can lead to health hazards. She appreciated the initiative of the N.S.S. Department and Eco club that organizes such awareness programs. An oath ceremony was held. The students were asked to share their valuable views about the present event on social platform like face book, YouTube, twitter etc. The students read out the slogans related to the event.

Dr. Paramjit Kaur advocated the need to find an alternative for stubble burning. Dr. Jaspreet shared her views about using stubble for preparing mulching mats. Dr. Jaspreet Kaur, Dr. Tarandeep Kaur (Eco Club) and Dr. Harsimran Kaur (N.S.S.) coordinated the program. The others present were Dr Vaneeta Rani, Dr. Paramjit Kaur, Dr. Jyoti Tirthani, Dr. Rekha Rani.