Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 8
Ahead of the “smog season” in north, the Environment Ministry today said attempts to reduce paddy straw generation were yielding “positive results” and as per the data received from Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, the amount of paddy straw generated would come down this year.
Paddy straw generated is expected to come down significantly this year as states have adopted crop diversification measures and started moving away from PUSA-44 variety to short-duration high-yielding varieties, as part of the framework and action plan to control stubble-burning, it added.
The burning of paddy straw from non-basmati variety is a prime concern.
The Centre’s Commission for Air Quality Management said paddy straw generation from the non-basmati variety is likely to be reduced by 12.42 per cent during the current year as compared to the previous year.
“The total paddy area in Haryana, Punjab and eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh have come down by 7.72 per cent in the current year as compared to last year,” it said.
Crop diversification yielding results
- Attempts to reduce paddy straw generation such as crop diversification yielding positive results
- The total quantity of straw generated by Punjab, Hry and UP was 28.4 MT in 2020, which is now expected to come down to 26.21 MT in 2021
Paddy straw generation in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh may fall by 12%
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