Despite the Supreme Court’s criticism of the Haryana and Punjab governments for not adequately addressing stubble burning, several instances of the practice have been reported in areas like Kaithal district and along the Karnal-Jind road on Friday. In Punjab, stubble burning was also observed in Hardo Putli village in Amritsar and Handiaya village in Barnala..
In a bid to curb incidents of stubble burning, the Uttar Pradesh government has set a target of distributing 17 lakh bio-decomposers in 2023-24. This will be more than 28 per cent of 2022-23 when 13,22,250 bio-decomposers were distributed. According to a state government spokesperson, around 1,66,600 bio-decomposers are in the process of being supplied.
Chandigarh: In order to ensure peace and harmony amidst the ongoing festive season and prevent stubble burning in the state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday, ordered all the CPs/SSPs of the state to devise a foolproof Action Plan against organised.
Bathinda: In a big action, the Bathinda police arrested nine farmers for their involvement in forcing a government official to burn the stubble. Two farmers were arrested last night. After police arrested farmers, dozen of other farmers came in support of the farmers to oppose the action of the Police. Following the arrest, the Bhartiya.
Jalandhar News: District Magistrate Vishesh Sarangal has imposed ban on the burning of paddy stubble in the jurisdiction of district. Exercising the powers vested under Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, District Magistrate told that the burning of paddy stubble produces several poisonous gases which harm human health and pollutes the.
