Punjab-Haryana face to face on stubble burning: CM Manohar said – only 10% is burning in Haryana; More than 13 thousand cases in Punjab

Punjab and Haryana have again come face to face over the pollution of stubble burning in the fields. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has solely blamed Punjab for the increasing air pollution in the cities of Delhi and NCR. Manohar Lal has said that only 10% of the stubble is burning in Haryana as compared to the neighboring state.

He said that till now in 2021, there were 2,561 cases of stubble burning in Haryana. This year has seen 1,925 cases so far. At the same time, 13,873 cases of stubble burning have been reported in Punjab till this period. NGT has also reprimanded the state for this.

Punjab blames Haryana, Himachal

Punjab cabinet minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair has blamed Himachal and Haryana for the stubble burning. Meet Hair says that the figures show that Punjab has less air pollution than Himachal and Haryana. Witness this is the Air Quality Index (AQI).

Haryana government will buy stubble, form 5 member committees

CM Khattar said that the Haryana government will procure it to prevent stubble burning. Five member committees have been formed to determine the Minimum Support Price (MSP). In this, the director of the agriculture department has been made the chairman of the committee. Apart from this, Dr. Mukesh Jain, Director General of HAREDA, Dr. Baldev Dogra, and Dr. Jagmahendra Nain will be its members.

24 industries agree to purchase stubble

The CM said that the government is going to set up new industries based on stubble. This committee will make recommendations. The committee has been given 3 months for this. At present, 24 industries of the state, including the sugar mills of Narayangarh and Shahbad, have agreed to dispose of the stubble.

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