Stagnant water in paddy fields is releasing methane gas which causes climate change and related hazards. This is causing new threats to agriculture, farmers and the environment. Farmers who participate in the Carton Credit program and learn water management will get 800 rupees per acre, it was said in the shareholders’ meeting held at this OUAT Image theater on behalf of Core CartonX Solutions Pvt Ltd Solutions Private Limited.
Since 2008, working in 12 countries on renewable energy, waste management and climate change, Cardlan Private Limited has started a programme to reduce methane gas emissions due to water management in the land of 20 thousand farmers who cultivate rice twice a year in the state. Niraj Mohanty, managing director of Core Cartonex informed that those who continuously manage water in their paddy land will be paid Rs 800 per acre.
In this programmme, farmers from Bargarh, Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Balasore, Balangir, Khurda and other districts along with the Dean Dr.Hrushokesh Patra of the college of agriculture, Chief Scientist of Rice Research Centre Bipin Bihari Panda, Joint Director of Agriculture Department, Dr. Rakesh Das, State Head of Core Cartonex, Aparti Sethi made major contribution and provided detailed information on various causes of climate change, organic agriculture, biological agriculture and Carbon Trading.
In the state, 35 lakh hectares of paddy is cultivated in Kharif season while 3 lakh hectares of paddy is cultivated in Rabi season. The farmers log 5/10 centimeter water in the field. 5 to 20 percent of methane gas is released from submerged water.It was felt that it was time to stop it. Due to global warming, sometimes there is a cyclone and sometimes there is a dry spell and then there is a great cyclone. Since paddy is our staple food, it was said that proper irrigation and control is necessary to maintain the integrity of the soil. On behalf of Core Cartonex, Smritranjan Sethi expressed his thanks.
Source: argusenglish