Song on ill-effects of stubble burning released

Ludhiana: In a novel way to create awareness among farmers regarding ill-effects of burning paddy straw/stubble, MLA Gill constituency Kuldeep Singh Vaid and DC Varinder Kumar Sharma on Wednesday, released a Punjabi song narrating consequences of burning paddy residue left in the field.
The song has been penned by Gurbhajan Singh Gill and sung by Fatehgarh Sahib-based singer Ram Singh Albela while the music was given by Raju Dhiman.
On the occasion MLA Vaid and DC also flagged off 11 awareness vans, which will go from village to village while playing this song to encourage farmers to refrain from burning paddy straw. The awareness vans are the initiative of the ATMA and agriculture department under “Paraali Sambhal Muhim-2020” and will cover all villages in the district.
MLA Vaid and Deputy Commissioner honoured singer Ram Singh Albela and music composer Raju Dhiman, while appreciating the efforts of Gurbhajan Gill for penning a song for a social cause. MLA Vaid urged farmers to manage stubble with mechanical way rather than burning it.
The DC said that the purpose of sending these 11 awareness vans to villages was to sensitise farmers against stubble burning. Project director, ATMA ,Jaspreet Singh Khera said that besides spreading awareness through these vans, they were also distributing pamphlets carrying information regarding side-effects of stubble burning to farmers.