Summary:
First, the authorities have to zero in on the factors that cause smog. Other factors like vehicular pollution, burning of garbage, bursting of crackers and indiscriminate felling of trees that contribute to the rising air pollution also need to be addressed. OPEN HOUSE COMMENTMinna ZutshiNo quick-fix measures can clear the smog that builds up every year in October/November. Stubble burning has to be tackled with practical and practicable measures – taking farmers into confidence so that they do not opt for a confrontationist path. The economics of stubble burning has to be worked out..