Fall in stubble burning incidents in Punjab, Haryana: panel
The Hindu
This, however, is a preliminary analysis as harvesting is still on, says CAQM
There is a 70% reduction so far in instances of stubble burning in Punjab and 18% in Haryana from last year, according to a report on Friday by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
Last year in Punjab there were 4,216 instances of burning from September 15-October 14 and 1,286 in the same period this year. There were 596 in Haryana last year compared to 487 this year, a press statement by the CAQM claimed.
In eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, there were 22 instances of burning this year compared to 42 last year.
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