Amritsar MP joins farmers in sowing paddy
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Amritsar MP joins farmers in sowing paddy
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Amritsar, June 23Member of Parliament Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday gave a pleasant surprise to farmers when he joined them in rice transplantation early morning. Aujla was on a visit under ‘Aao Pind Chaliye’ campaign to Rakh Jhita village, near Manawala. He said his purpose of going into the fields was to observe and motivate farmers to adopt ridge or bed sowing technique for paddy. “This helps conserve water. The rice is planted on a raised bed. This technique was developed by a progressive farmer from Ludhiana Daler Singh and it yielded desired results,” he said. Many people lose jobs Amid Covid-19 lockdown, it was also a message for the youth to take to farming. "There has been a dearth of a labourer in rural areas as they had migrated back to their native places. No job is inferior, I appeal the youth to find opportunities in farming, instead of making greener pastures overseas", he said.
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The Tribune
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2020-06-24