75K tonne straw for biomass plants

Moga, October 20

The district administration of Moga has set a target of supplying 75,000 tonne paddy straw to biomass plants during the ensuing harvesting season.

In a meeting with officials of various departments, DC Harish Nayar said as per the report of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, it had been estimated that 18.78 lakh metric tonne of straw would be produced in Moga district this year, of which bales of 1.054 lakh tonne of straw would be made with automatic machines. — TNS