Fire destroys wheat on 200 acres of land in Gurdaspur, Punjab
200 acres of wheat crop burnt in fire in Gurdaspur, Punjab In a major loss to the backbone of Punjab- Agriculture, fire spread to fields in two villages under Gurdaspur district, engulfing wheat stubble on Tuesday. Crop on around 200 acres of land was set on fire, as per reports. The incident took place both in Ghot Pokhar and Jawalapur in Gurdaspur. Earlier on April 20, a fire broke out in wheat fields at Kadial village. Due to strong winds, the fire spread to fields in four villages under Dirba sub-division engulfing wheat stubble on hundreds of acres and standing crop on 19 acres. Fire also damaged standing wheat crop in Fatehgarh Sahib on the same day. It started from adjoining villages in Patiala district and spread due to high-velocity winds to several villages in Fatehgarh Sahib district — Sangatpur, Chanarthal, Chanarthal Khurd, Pandrali, Attapur, Khojemajra, Sangatpur, Khare, Mirpur, Majri, Majri Sodian, Sidhwan and Sanipur. -PTC News
