51% cut in stubble burning this season against corresponding period last year: Air quality panel
The Hindu
The panel said enforcement agencies have inspected 8,575 sites in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of U.P. and an environmental compensation of around ₹58 lakh has been imposed for crop residue burning
Incidents of stubble burning have come down by over 51% this season so far compared to the corresponding period last year, according to the Centre’s Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
The panel said enforcement agencies have inspected 8,575 sites in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and an environmental compensation of around ₹58 lakh has been imposed for crop residue burning.
“Paddy residue burning events in Punjab, Haryana, NCR districts of U.P. and Rajasthan and Delhi have come down from 43,918 in 2020 to 21,364 in 2021 during the period from September 15 to November 2,” it said in a statement.
Bengaluru saw one of its worst water crises in 2024 with ground water drying up and several parts of the city scrambling for water. With instances like BWSSB supplying treated wastewater to the construction industry, apartments being permitted to sell water from their STPs to the department, and lakes in parts of Bengaluru and neighbouring districts being filled with water from the 33 STP plants in the city, recycling of water became an important topic of conversation during this period.