State governments responsible for deterioration in air quality due to stubble burning: Delhi CM
The Hindu
The Chief Minister appealed to the Centre to make it mandatory for State governments to spray the bio-decomposer for free on agricultural land in their jurisdiction
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on September 13 appealed to the Centre to make the utilisation of the bio-decomposer solution developed in the Capital mandatory at agricultural fields in the national capital region (NCR) and northern Indian states. The bio-decomposer is a solution created at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, which has the capability of converting crop residue into manure in 15 to 20 days making it a sustainable alternative to stubble burning. “Last year, the Delhi government sprayed the bio-decomposer on agricultural land and the . Its effects were audited by an agency under the Centre and Delhi’s farmers attested to its effectiveness,” Mr. Kejriwal told a digital briefing.More Related News