Protect environment from air pollution

Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) will chair a meeting at Regional Institute of Cooperative Management (RICM), Sector-32, Chandigarh to review the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities being carried out in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes (ATARIs) for the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme tomorrow (03 October, 2022) in the afternoon.

Earlier, Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi will attend a farm demonstration on crop residue management at village Harlalpur in Kharar Tehsil, Distt SAS Nagar, Punjab and interact with farmers in the morning.

The objectives of the Crop Residue Management Scheme includes protecting environment from air pollution and preventing loss of nutrients and soil micro-organisms caused by burning of crop residue; promoting management of crop residue by retention/incorporation into the soil or collection for further utilization through the use of appropriate mechanization inputs; promoting Farm Machinery Banks for custom hiring of crop residue management machinery to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost of individual ownership; creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration, capacity building activities and differentiated Information, Education and Communication strategies for effective utilization and management of crop residue.