Checking Stubble Burning

Stubble burning in India:

• Stubble burning is the practice of clearing the agricultural field off of crop stubble by burning them.
• It is a quick method that caters to the farmers facing limited time between the Kharif paddy harvest and Rabi wheat sowing periods.
• It is also a cost effective method that has the added advantage of eliminating pests and weeds.
• However, stubble burning causes significant air pollution which engulfs parts of north India in dense fog- every year in October and November. This peri