The State Government has imposed ban on burning of post-harvest farm residue to curb pollution.
Collector J P Pathak has constituted different teams under guidance of Tehsildars for monitoring of farms where post harvest residue is being burnt.
The team includes senior Agriculture Expansion Officer, Rural Agriculture Expansion Officer and a Patwari.
The teams have been entrusted to visit the villages to find if any case of burning of post harvest residue in six teshils of the district have taken place.
The Collector has made an appeal to farmers not to burn the post harvest residue on . In North India due to burning of post harvest residue, is causing heavy pollution.
Bemetara District Collector Mahadev Kaware has also issued directives to the Agriculture Department officials to control the burning of post harvest residue.
National Green Tribunal has banned burning of post harvest residue.