Centre urges states to boost stubble management plans as Delhi air crisis looms
air quality crisis in the national capital. In a high-level virtual meeting, co-chaired by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, states were asked to optimize the use of more than 300,000 crop residue management machines that have been distributed to farmers with government subsidies.
«Sustained attention is crucial,» Chauhan said in the meeting, despite noting progress in reducing farm fires.
The official data shows stubble burning incidents have decreased 35 per cent in Punjab and 21 per cent in Haryana compared to last year, with overall cases down 51 per cent since 2017.
The meeting, which included state agriculture ministers from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, along with Delhi's environment minister, outlined a multi-pronged strategy to tackle the crop stubble burning, an official statement said.
The strategy includes intensified monitoring by district collectors in hotspot areas, development of infrastructure for converting farm waste into biofuel, promotion of bio-decomposers alongside mechanical management and enhanced access to equipment for small-scale farmers.
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