Officials of the Haryana Agricultural department on Friday destroyed paddy cultivated on two acres of land in the State for violating the laid down law for conserving water and soil.
Taking action under the Haryana Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009, the officials destroyed early paddy cultivated on two acres by running tractor in Gharadsi village of Kurukshetra district. Besides, paddy nursery on another two acres was destroyed by spraying weedicide. An official spokesman said that under the Haryana Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009, paddy could not be sown before May 15, and it could not be planted before June 15 in the State.
There is provision for charging Rs10,000 per month per hectare as fine from a farmer, if found guilty. Also, there is provision for charging the cost of destroying sown and planted paddy from the guilty farmer. If found guilty for the first time, one faces temporary disconnecting of power and permanent disconnecting if found guilty a second time. The department had constituted teams in different areas of the district and special campaigns were being run.