‘It takes just a matchstick’: Punjab farmers take the cheaper way out to deal with paddy stubble

Chandigarh | Thursday | 18th October, 2018

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Asked if stubble burning in Punjab affects Delhi’s air quality, he says, “Delhi’s air is already polluted. He says farmers generally do this in the evening to dodge NASA satellites and Punjab government officials tasked with reporting incidents of stubble burning. “I will restart burning stubble if I keep accruing losses,” he says. After about 15 minutes, the fire is out, leaving only the ash and a question - Have the efforts of the Punjab government to check stubble burning failed? We will continue to burn our paddy straw..