If part of the Punjab government’s freebies had been allocated towards incentivising farmers, the state would have been able to curb stubble burning better
After years of criticising the state government, the AAP is now in power in Punjab. But farmers remain sceptical of the proposed solutions to the problem.
Tata Trusts Hope To End Crop Residue Burning By 2024
In northern India, the practice has long been a major cause of air pollution despite intervention by authorities. Outlook Web Bureau Mar 02, 2021
Crop residue burning is an age-old practice followed by farmers. The straw stubble (parali) is set on fire after crops like rice and wheat have been harvested. This is done to prepare the fields for the next cropping season.
In northern India, the practise has long been a major cause for air pollution despite intervention by authorities.
Smoke from villages in Haryana and Punjab travel hundreds of kilometres, as far as the national capital, adding to toxic haze.