[ Chd,Pb]Capt Amarinder Banned 20 Harmful Insecticides In Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has approved a ban on sale of 20 harmful insecticides
Ths bann was recommended by Registration Committee, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and the Punjab State Farmers’ Commission (PSFC),
Chief Minister directed that the ban be implemented meticulously and stringently.
The Director Agriculture has also been asked to review all the licenses given for these insecticides and, further, not to issue any fresh license for these insecticides from February 1, 2018.
These 20 insecticides whose sale has been discontinued are:
Phosphamidon,
Tricholorofon,
Benfuracarb,
Dicofol,
Methomyl,
Thiophanate Methyl,
Endosulfan,
Bifenthrin,
Carbosulfan,
Chlorfenapyr,
Dazomet,
Diflubenzuron,
Fenitrothion,
Metaldehyde,
Kasugamycin,
Ethofenprox (Etofenprox),
Phorate,
Triazophos,
Alachior and
Monocrotophos.
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