Ratiya:The smoke from the stubble which once made breathing difficult in Delhi, has today become a source of income for the farmers of Haryana. How did this change come about? The answer to this question was given by BJP Haryana State General Secretary and HARCOFED Chairman Ved Phula himself standing in the field.
Ved Phula said that this change did not happen overnight. Behind this are the clear intentions of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini government, cooperation of farmers and a big revolution of machines.
What was there before?
Earlier the farmer had no solution for stubble. After harvesting of paddy, there was less time for sowing wheat. The farmer used to set fire to the stubble out of compulsion. This led to pollution, loss of land's fertility and the farmer was blamed.
What changed now? Saini government gave solution
Ved Phula said that instead of blaming the farmer, the Saini government gave him a solution.
1. Revolution of machines –
The government gave huge subsidy on every stubble management machine.
– Straw cutter – 28 thousand subsidy on 50 thousand machine.
– Rack – 1.65 lakh subsidy on machine worth 3.5 lakh
– Baler – 6.5 lakh subsidy on 14 lakh machine
– Round Baler – 9 lakh subsidy on machine worth 45 lakh.
– Super Seeder – 1.20 lakh subsidy on a machine worth 2.5 lakh.
Today these machines have reached every village. Farmers are buying machines themselves and also renting them from custom hiring centres.
2. Stubble becomes money –
Now the stubble is not burnt, it is sold. The stubble from the field is made into bales and goes directly to the pellet plant and biomass plant.
Farmers are getting up to Rs 2800 per acre. That means a farmer with 10 acres is getting Rs 28 thousand only from stubble.
3. Environment is saved, land is also saved –
The air has become cleaner due to non-burning of stubble. By sowing with super seeder, the stubble gets mixed with the ground and becomes manure. Due to this, the strength of the soil is increasing and the cost of fertilizer is reducing.
Ved Phula said – Haryana should become an example for the entire country
State General Secretary Ved Phula said – "Earlier people used to defame Haryana for burning stubble, today the same Haryana is teaching stubble management to the entire country. This is the result of Naib Singh Saini ji's farmer-friendly thinking."
He said that the government created a market for stubble, provided machines, and the farmers made it successful with their wisdom. This is the real double engine government – both farmers and government together.
What did the farmers say?
The farmers present on the spot also said that now there is no need to burn stubble. The machine arrives, the knot is made, the money is received. The government has done a great job.
plan ahead –
Ved Phula told that the government is now preparing to set up more pellet plants in every village, so that the farmer does not have to go far to sell the straw and he will get a better price.