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Harvester Combines without SMS system will not be allowed to operate in Punjab, warns Pannu

Chandigarh, Aug 23 (UNI) With the holistic aim to ensure cleaner environment especially considering COVID-19 pandemic and reduce air pollution stemming from burning of paddy straw which adversely affects the fertility of soil, Punjab Government has already made it mandatory under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for the Combine harvesters to have Super Straw Management system attached with the harvesters.
Stating this on Sunday, Agriculture Secretary and Nodal Officer for control of residue burning campaign Kahan Singh Pannu said that some combine owners out of total 13,000 in the state, try not to install the super SMS system just to save the time and cost of operation.
With paddy grown in 67 lakh acres of land in Punjab and just one month left for harvesting of paddy to start, the harvester combines without Straw Management System will not be allowed to operate and the same shall be impounded with imposition of heavy fines in addition to lodging of cases against them in the courts which entail imprisonment upto 6 years, Pannu warned.
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