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Main causes of fire

• Short-circuit in the electric transformer or sparks from worn out wires.
• Throwing bidi, cigarette or matchstick causes fire in the fields.
• Sparks from agricultural machines (thresher, combine).
• Fire spreads rapidly due to dry crops and strong winds in the summer season.

Measures to prevent fire

• Clear the place by cutting the crop up to 10 feet near the transformer.
• Inform the electricity department to get the worn out wires and transformers checked.
• Do not throw bidi, cigarette or matchstick in the fields.
• Keep the belt of the combine machine tight, so that sparks do not come out.
• Keep the silencer of the tractor and combine upwards.
• Make a 5-6 feet wide fire line (safety strip) around the fields.
• Keep a water tank and sand bags nearby so that the fire can be extinguished.
• Avoid burning stubble and dry grass.

Tips to keep the crop safe

• Harvest the crop soon after it is ripe, delaying may cause the ears to fall.
• Harvest unirrigated fields first and irrigated fields later.
• Keep the crop safe by harvesting on time and reduce the chances of fire.

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