Farmers Asked To Avoid Burning Of Crop Residual

Agriculture Department spokesman Monday advised farmers not to burn crop residual as its increase environmental pollution and thus causing dense smog.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Sep, 2018 ) :Agriculture Department spokesman Monday advised farmers not to burn crop residual as its increase environmental pollution and thus causing dense smog.

"Smog causes to effect human health and people have to suffer in case of smog effects," he added.

In a statement, the spokesman disclosed it was recommended that air pollution must not exceed 80 microgram per cubic meter as per standard measure but if same exceeded to 200 microgram per cubic meter in multiple areas then this condition was known to be as Smog.

"Dense smog has adverse effect for not only human beings but also for the crops," the spokesman said.

"Due to smog, photosynthesis process in leaves of crops is affected and plants cannot make their necessary food," he said and added that plants, under the effect of smoggy clouds, can not prepare necessary hormones for its growth and per acre yield of crops may effect due to this situation.

" In order to lessen the effects of smog, farmers should avoid burning of crop residual e.g rice stubble & cotton sticks burning etc., he said.

"Instead of burning farmers should mix the crop residual into the soil through deep plough, he advised and added that in case of smog, farmers should irrigate their crops, gardens and vegetable to a light extent.

The spokesman disclosed that this year Agriculture Department would monitor & report burning of crop residual incidents and those who would be involved in this practice will found themselves in hot water.