SHIV KUMAR SHARMA
KARNAL; Haryana Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan visited farmer Pala Numberdar's field in Bassi Akbarpur today to assess the damage caused by the stubble fire. He directed Agriculture Department officials to prepare a report on the damage soon. The farmer explained that he had collected and planted paddy straw bundles on approximately 500 acres. On the night of November 7th, the bundles lying in the field were destroyed in a fire, causing significant financial loss. He appealed to the Speaker for compensation for the loss. Mr. Kalyan directed agriculture officials to prepare a report on the damage soon. He also assured that discussions would be held with the government to formulate a policy to compensate for losses incurred in such incidents. He also directed the SHO to investigate any mischief that may have been caused by the fire. SDM Rajesh Soni, Deputy Director of Agriculture Wazir Singh, and Naib Tehsildar Arvind Yadav were present on the occasion.