Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning

A high-level meeting over paddy straw burning in Punjab was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh.In the meeting, it was decided that Senior Administrative Secretaries of Punjab shall be allotted districts for monitoring of activities related to stopping of crop residue burning across the state.The Chief Secretary asked all the officers to take all possible measures to ensure that there is no burning of paddy residue in Punjab. Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board has been asked to ensure that all the incidents of paddy residue burning are properly recorded through satellite and the report of burning incidents should be shared with concerned Administrative Secretaries, DCs and other related officers. "A mechanism of 24X7 receipts of complaints from public regarding paddy straw burning will be setup," read an official statement."All the youth clubs in the State shall be geared up to spread the awareness amongst farmers against burning of .