Farmer fined for burning paddy residue

District

SARGODHA: A farmer was fined for burning paddy residue in the area of Kotmomin, here on Friday.

According to the official sourc­es, Assistant Commissioner (AC) Kotmomin Muhammad Rab Nawaz along with a team of the agriculture de­partment visited various areas of tehsiL and found that a farmer was involved in burning the paddy residues at Chak Miana. To which, the AC imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the violator.