Summary:
Balurghat: The District Agriculture department has launched a massive campaign among farmers to discourage the practice of stubble burning after harvest. Usually, farmers resort to stubble burning after harvesting Kharif crop to prepare the ground for sowing of Rabi crop. District Agriculture Officer Asish Kumar Barui has urged farmers in all eight blocks to refrain from burning stubble in the field. "We have started a massive campaign against stubble burning. Barui said the district Agriculture department will also work towards dissuading farmers from burning stubble..