Wheat Harvest Fire Risk: Protect Your Crop! Expert Tips to Prevent Devastating Blazes

• Wheat crop is ripe for harvest, but fire incidents pose a significant threat, potentially destroying months of hard work.
• Deputy Director of Agriculture, Phool Singh Malviya, offers crucial advice to farmers on preventing field fires.
• Common causes include short circuits from power lines, careless disposal of cigarettes/bidis, stubble burning, and sparks from hot farm equipment.
• Farmers should report loose power lines, avoid smoking near fields, and strictly refrain from stubble burning.
• Plow a 5 to 10 feet wide strip around fields to create a firebreak, significantly reducing the spread of fire.