Haryana govt comes down heavily on farmers, imposes fines of ₹25 lakh on stubble burning offenders

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₹25.12 lakh on farmers practicing stubble burning, officials told PTI on Friday. There has been a 38 percent reduction in stubble-burning incidents during the current harvesting season over the previous year, officials told PTI. However, stubble burning continues to be a common practice in Punjab and Haryana.

Delhi AQI Live updates The reduction in stubble burning falls short in front of the menace of low air quality. That's why Haryana Govt is now taking punitive actions against stubble-burning offenders. Also Read: Stubble Burning: Farm fires down by 56% in Punjab, but Delhi continues to feel the impact The officials said the state government is taking stringent action against those responsible for the farm fires, having imposed 939 challans with fines totalling over ₹25.12 lakh by October 31.

Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal assured that the state government is vigilant about the air quality index (AQI) in the state. He also said that the government has implemented stricter measures to further reduce paddy straw burning. Also Read: Does early harvest, stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana lead to more ‘farm fires’? What Delhi's AQI data shows Some places in Haryana have reported air quality indices in the 'poor' and 'very poor' categories during the past few days.

There has been a 38% reduction in stubble burning in the state. Last year, a total of 2,083 cases of stubble burning, which decreased to 1,296 cases in 2023, the chief secretary said during a virtual meeting. The state government recently introduced the 'Haryana Ex-situ Management of Paddy Straw – 2023' scheme, which aims to ensure an adequate supply of paddy straw to biomass-based projects.