Sant Seehewal
distributed plants and made a call to make Punjab lush green.
The farmers
showed a keen interest in the successful experiment of using contaminated water
after treatment for irrigation, during the Kissan Mela. Great environmentlish
Sant Balbir Singh Seehewal's water treatment model was the center of attraction in the exhibition.The
farmers who had come from many villages
explored the working of the Seehewal Model and how the
waters of villages are
being used after treatment. On the inaugeration of Kissan Mela, M.L.A Navtej Singh Cheema
visited the stall and took the information
about the use of contaminated
water after treatment. Director of Agriculture Deptt S. Jasbir Singh Bains,
Additional Deputy commisioner S.Avtar Singh Bhullar, Distt Chief Agriculture
officer Rawail Singh Aulakh,Sultanpur
lodhi Agriculture officer Jasbir Singh Khinda and other officers were also present.
M.L.A Cheema took keen interest in the Dust Bins placed at the place of exhibition.
At the closing ceremony of Kissan Mela, Sant Seechewal
distributed plants to the visiting
Farmers. He said that Farmers should give preference to plant the Fruit and
shady trees around their tubewells.In the mission of plantation of 550 plants in each village unto forth coming 550th
birth annivarsry of Nanak Dev ji in 2019,they must plant 5 trees around their
tubewells as a begining.
The organising head of Kissan Mela, Sardar
Gurwinder Singh Boparai told that the exhibition held,shows the efforts and
keen interest of Sant Seehewal being taken to save the agriculture in
Punjab.These efforts include plowing of parali (Wastage of crops) in the fields
itself, treatment of contaminated water and using that for irrigation purpose,
to construct roads in the tibba (uneven)area of Dona upto fields and
successfully recharging of rain water in the Fields itself.
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Sant Seechewal distributed plants to the visiting Farmers |
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