Stubble burning; Punjab Government has failed to stop stubble burning fully
Punjab government has failed to stop stubble burning fully, it has been affecting the people of some states in North India, mainly Delhi. Because of stubble burning air got polluted very dangerously and it’s leading to affect health. Stubble burning is done by farmers, the resultant smoke takes the form of smog when it reaches Delhi and regions around it leading to a spike in air pollution. Generally, the first week of November is the time of smog in Delhi, when the air quality reaches beyond severe. The Government inaction and stubble burning in Punjab are the real culprits in declining the three years of life expectancy of Delhi population. Punjab contributing about 20-30% to the Delhi air pollution. Delhi has been termed as the worst city in India in terms of Air Quality, bad air quality not only kills people, but also leads to respiratory ailments, and the High Court said these led to a reduction in working population and loss of production. Punjab waiving off agricultural loans of over 80,000crores, but being unable to arrange 9,900crore for procuring “rota and re-seeding machines to reduce biomass generated after harvesting. Haryana Chief Minister announces cash incentives for reporting stubble burning, whereas Haryana and Rajasthan have taken steps to stop stubble burning like training farmers, employing new tools for cutting crops, recycling the biomass and using it for power generation, but Punjab Government instead of doing these things just asking money from the central government to control. There are some alternatives to stop stubble burning
1. Providing stubble collecting machines to farmers to collect stubble
2. Government should invite packaging industries to collect stubble to make packaging boxes that are more environment-friendly than other non-disposable materials like Thermo Cole and Plastic.
3. Government can pack the stubble and transport to the states like Madhya Pradesh and Bihar for feeding to Cattle.
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