Ludhiana, Nov. 13 -- Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is preparing 350 National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers to take the anti-stubble-burning campaign to villages and sensitise farmers about scientific ways of managing paddy residue. The students have been trained in techniques such as incorporating crop residue into the soil, using specialised farm machinery and adopting sustainable farming practices as alternatives to burning.

A training-cum-awareness camp was organised by the university's Skill Development Centre in collaboration with the Directorate of Student Welfare on Wednesday. The programme aimed to equip volunteers with practical knowledge of stubble management so they could communicate these methods to farmers during th...