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"There have been reports that farmers in Patna and Nalanda districts have taken up the practice of burning crop stubble. "We must ensure proper upkeep of our gaushalas where stray cattle must be herded. Dung and urine of cows is of great use in organic farming which our government is promoting. PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has voiced concern over reports of stubble burning in some districts of the state and called for urgent steps to check the practice.At a meeting in the chief minister's secretariat, where the agriculture scenario of the state was reviewed, he also highlighted the need for herding stray cattle to "gaushalas" as cow dung and urine were required for organic farming. This must be stopped at all costs and farmers should be made aware that this leads to pollution," Kumar said on Thursday.Similar practice by farmers of Punjab and Haryana has had deleterious effects on the air quality in Delhi, Kumar said..