NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, MAY 4
Sociopreneur Sadhguru on Wednesday lauded Punjab for promoting water conservation by paddy farmers. Responding to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann’s announcement of the Rs 1500 incentive per acre for direct seeding of rice, Sadhguru, Founder-Isha Foundation, congratulated the Government of Punjab on the new policy.
Sadhguru tweeted, “Congratulations, @PunjabGovtIndia, on incentivizing sustainable farming practices. The way forward is government & policy support for farmers to embrace economically & ecologically sustainable cultivation methods. May Punjab inspire rest of Bharat.”
Congratulations, @PunjabGovtIndia, on incentivizing sustainable farming practices. The way forward is government & policy support for farmers to embrace economically & ecologically sustainable cultivation methods. May Punjab inspire rest of Bharat. -Sg @CMOPb @BhagwantMann https://t.co/gxTKzUqvVZ
— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) May 4, 2022
According to agriculture experts, the direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique can drastically reduce groundwater exploitation. The Punjab CM appealed to farmers to not only use the technique but to promote it widely in the farming community in order to “save groundwater for our future generations.” The CM added that “some districts in Punjab have already been categorized in the red zone” due to the severity of depletion in groundwater levels.
