Punjab issues advisory to farmers not to sow paddy before June 15

Chandigarh, May 7, 2015: The Punjab Government has issued advisory for the peasantry in the state not to transplant paddy sapling before June 15. A strict instructions in this regard have been issued to all authority concerned to ensure the strict compliance of advisory with necessary directions to all field officers across the state. 

It may be recalled that the Punjab government had passed the “Punjab Preservation of Sub-Soil Water Act” in 2009 under which for the first time, the date of transplantation of paddy was fixed as June 10 with a view to save precious natural resource of water in the State. Pertinently,

The Punjab Government has advised the farmers of the state not to go early sowing of paddy before 15th of June, 2015. The spokesperson of the  Punjab Agriculture Department said that the early sowing of paddy  will not only put extra pressure on soil but also would lead to consuming of too much of water as the experts have already predicts to deficit of rain during this year. He said that the water table was falling already in the state. Agriculture department has also advocated sowing of only Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana recommended certified and latest technology varieties of paddy.

He also said that in case a farmer sows it before the prescribed period, he would be liable to pay expenses for uprooting plants incurred by the agriculture department. He said that the researchers of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) had proved that if paddy was grown after June 15, it would help in raising the water level.