Stubble Burning Not "Political Issue", States Should Work Towards Curbing It: Minister
NDTV
The minister said since 2018, the central government has provided funds and machines to the states for the management of stubble burning incidents.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday expressed concern over rising incidents of stubble burning in four major north Indian states including Punjab and appealed them to take steps to control it.
The minister said since 2018, the central government has provided funds and machines to the states for the management of stubble burning incidents.
Stubble burning is not a "political issue" and the states should work towards curbing it, he said.
The minister said that PUSA decomposer, developed by the agri-research body ICAR, is effective in controlling stubble burning, and appealed to state governments as well as farmers to make use of more such machines.
