The agriculture minister has appealed to four major north Indian states including Punjab to take measures to control stubble burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stubble burning incidents have been managed by the states utilizing funds and machines provided by the central government since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A state should strive to curb stump burning, he said, since it isn’t a “political issue”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his remarks, the minister urged state governments and farmers to make use of more PUSA decomposers, developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a cause for concern that stubble burning incidents are rising despite crores of rupees and two lakh machines being provided, Tomar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have received Rs 3,138 crores from the Central government for managing stubble burning since 2018-19. There were over Rs 1,400 crores allocated to Punjab, Rs 900 crores to Haryana, Rs 713 crores to Uttar Pradesh, and Rs 6-7 crores to Delhi, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are some states, particularly Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, that have made good progress and are moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thereafter, about two lakh decomposer machines were made available to the states,” he said. Decomposer machines were believed to have effectively controlled stubble burning at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomar told reporters on the sidelines of the event that these machines could help control stubble burning if the states are determined to use them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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