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Tribune News serviceAmritsar, June 16The Agriculture Department has advised farmers to get their fields levelled with laser technology before transplanting paddy to save water. Agriculture Engineer Ranbir Singh Randhawa said water consumption reduces by almost half if the fields are levelled properly. If fields are levelled, they need less water,” he said. Chief Agriculture Officer Vinay Kumar said the department has recommended levelling of fields to save water and increase yield. “It has been proven that crop yield is more in levelled fields..