Max Hospital gives 6 super seeder machines to farmers
Machines a viable solution for crop residue management
City Air News
Oct 21, 2022 10:48
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Mohali, October 21: Max Hospital, Mohali has provided 6 super seeder machines to the farmers at Chappar Chiri Khurd village on Friday.
The machines were handed over to farmers by Mohali MLA Kulwant Singh. Mohali DC Amit Talwar was specially present during the occasion.
Dr. Pinak Moudgil, senior VP , Max Hospital said that as a responsible member of society and the planet, we have taken this initiative to help farmers in checking stubble burning and help them in controlling the pollution caused due to stubble burning.
Under the same series, 11 more super seeder machines will also be handed over by Max to farmers through the district administration, he asserted.
Kulwant Singh said that due contribution is being made by environmentalists and humanitarian organizations to protect the environment from pollution.
Under its first phase, 6 super seeder Machines were handed over to multipurpose agricultural cooperative societies of Gharuan, Bhago Majra, Dappar, Kurli, Hulka and Manakpurpur Sarid, he informed.
Meanwhile the super seeder machines are a viable solution for crop residue management. It will have an impact on stubble burning issues in Punjab as it is useful for removing stubble & roots of paddy, sugarcane, cotton, banana, maize and various other crops. The machine is a single pass solution to fulfill current farming needs to stop crop residue burning thus checking stubble burning which causes pollution on a large scale. A single machine is enough to manage the crop residue of 30-35 acre of land/day subject to availability of tractor, field condition, driver availability etc.
