As suggested by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, the state government has started an exercise to find a viable alternative for paddy in the state.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/state-move-away-growing-paddy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/development
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-crops
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hoshiarpur-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tubewells