Significant decrease in stubble burning events in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh

Paddy residue burning events have reduced by 69.49 per cent in Punjab, 18.28 per cent in Haryana and 47.61 per cent in the eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh.

The number of stubble burning events in Punjab, Haryana and the eight National Capital Region (NCR) districts of Uttar Pradesh has , with a total of 1,795 such incidents reported this month as against 4,854 in the same period last year, the Centre's air quality commission said on Friday.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas said according to a report based on the protocol framed by the Indian Space Reserach Organization (ISRO), paddy residue burning events have been reduced by 69.49 per cent in Punjab, 18.28 per cent in Haryana and 47.61 per cent in the eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh during a one-month period, as compared to the corresponding period last year.

"Active paddy residue-burning events in Punjab, Haryana and eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh have come down significantly this year, fewer fire counts reported in 2021 as compared to last year,” the commission said.