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He hasn’t burnt crop residue on his 45 acres for the past 15 years. Ploughing it back into the soil is good not only for Delhi’s air but also the farmers’ bottom line.Few know this better than Surjeet Singh of Sadhugarh village in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district. PATIALA: When smoke from burning paddy stubble was choking Delhi last year, a village near Nabha in Punjab was doing its bit to keep the air clean. Their eco-friendly step earned praise from the National Green Tribunal.Although there is no assistance from the government this year, almost 70% of Kalar Majra has decided not to burn paddy stubble, with good reason. “Despite that my crop yield has increased by at least 20%.”Parvinder Singh, of Mavi Kalan village near Patran, is another advocate of the happy seeder..