The Punjab government has decided to transfer paddy from June 1 this year, and is expected to be announced soon. However, agricultural experts are concerned about this decision by the government. This is because the ground water crisis in the state is rapidly increasing, for which the state government began to control the use of groundwater through a law in 2009.
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This decision threatens groundwater
A retired official associated with the Draft Water Act said the idea was to prohibit planting before June 15, because it would take 30-35 days to prepare for paddy transferred in the nursery. In recent years, planting with notifications has been postponed until June 25. In such a situation, this new decision by the government would be a significant shock in ground water safety.
Different ideas of experts
However, some experts argue that this change in paddy cultivation may be harvested at different stages, which will reduce the effect of hay burning. At the same time, another agricultural expert said it would affect groundwater. Punjab is already struggling with water problem, the summer on June 1st and this time there is a lot of water consumption. He said he did not know why the government was doing this, but it was not good to reduce ground water.
This decision is for the benefit of the farmers
However, Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Mudiyan said that there is no need to change the law and it will be made by the announcement. He said that the long -term paddy varieties of the farmers (which yields high yields) and any opportunity to use more water, he said. This will help prevent groundwater consumption. He said the decision was made, because in last October, many farmers had difficulty in selling paddy because of the amount of humidity. At the same time, extending the duration of the relocation can help ensure that the grains are adequate at the time of purchase.
Quick promotion in paddy cultivation
The area under the rice in Punjab has continued to increase every year since 2019-20 because the state government has not been able to force its farmers to cultivate different crops. On the other hand, local authorities ask the farmers to return to the non -passers to the non -pass, both of the rice crops. In 2019-20, the area of rice is 29.20 lakh hectares, which is 29.28 lakh hectares next year, 29.69 lakh hectares on 2021-22, 30.98 and 31.79 lakh hectares 2023-24. In addition, in 2024-25 it increased to 32.43 lakh hectares.
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