Stubble burning: ₹2.47 lakh fine imposed on 97 farmers in Ludhiana

A fine of ₹2,500 is imposed on a farmer having 2.5 acres of land or less, while ₹5000 is imposed on farmers owning land between 2.5 acres to 5 acres. A fine of ₹10,000 is imposed on farmers owning land 5 acres or above

Ludhiana: The Punjab agriculture department has imposed an environmental compensation of ₹2.47 lakh on 97 farmers while red entry was made in revenue records against 79 farmers for setting paddy residue on fire in Ludhiana district.

Farmers burn dry paddy stubble at a village in Patiala on Wednesday. (ANI)

The action was taken on Tuesday after a meeting of the district task force set up to monitor and curb the stubble burning cases.

A fine of ₹2,500 is imposed on a farmer having 2.5 acres of land or less, while ₹5000 is imposed on farmers owning land between 2.5 acres to 5 acres. A fine of ₹10,000 is imposed on farmers owning land 5 acres or above.

Confirming the development, Ludhiana chief agricultural officer said that the violators have been identified and the process of recovering the penalties will be initiated soon.