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Ban on burning of stubble and sale of crops in the market: Vikram Singh

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Faridabad, 26 October (Hindustan Reporter). Deputy Commissioner Vikram Singh has said that in compliance with the instructions of the Honorable Supreme Court, the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Faridabad has decided that the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department will lodge an FIR against the farmer who burns stubble. Apart from this, red entry of such farmers will be registered in the Mera Fasal Mera Byora of the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department and there will be a ban on selling paddy, wheat and all other crops in the market for two seasons.

This information has been given by. He says that instead of burning the stubble, farmers can mix the residue in the fields by using machines. Under the government scheme, the farmers who mix the stubble residue in the land through Super Seeder, Happy Seeder, Reversible MB Plow, Zero Till Seed Drill, Rotavator and Harrow can get up to Rs 1,000 per acre under the In Situ and Ex Situ Management Scheme. Can avail the benefit of this and by doing so, the farmer's time will be saved and it will benefit the farmers financially and will also save them from the smoke pollution generated from the stubble. To increase these resources, the department will provide 50 percent grant. is also given.

Dr. Anil Kumar from Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department said that the gases released due to stubble burning affect human health due to deterioration in air quality. Most of the emissions from stubble burning are carbon dioxide, which is about 91.6 percent of the total emissions. The remaining percentage is made up of 66 percent carbon monoxide, 11 percent volatile organic carbon, 5 percent hydrocarbons and 2.2 percent oxides of nitrogen. 8.9 million tonnes of stubble emits carbon dioxide which directly pollutes the environment and the nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur present in the soil also gradually get depleted.