Delhi Govt to give free bio-decomposer spray to curb stubble burning

The Delhi Government on Wednesday said it would launch preparations for free bio-decomposer spraying across 5,000 acres of farmland to combat stubble burning.

Development Minister Gopal Rai said following a high-level meeting with officials and experts, 841 farmers had already signed up for the initiative aimed at curbing pollution and promoting sustainable farming practices in both Basmati and non-Basmati paddy fields within the Capital so far.

“In order to solve the problem of pollution occurring in winters, the Kejriwal government is constantly moving towards making its Winter Action Plan by meeting with different department officials.” he said.

The minister continued, “All the departments have been assigned different responsibilities, under which the Environment Department will prepare a joint action plan for it. Stubble burning, included in this year’s 21 focus points, also plays an important role in increasing the problem of pollution in the winter season.”

Rai said this year, the government would spray bio-decomposer free of cost in more than 5,000 acres to decompose the stubble. The Pusa Institute would be providing bio-decomposer to the Delhi government.

“Paddy is cultivated only in some parts of Delhi. To prevent pollution from stubble in Delhi, the government sprayed bio-decomposer free of cost last year and its results have been very positive. With the spraying, the stubble decomposed in the fields and an increase in land fertility was also seen. Another problem faced by the farmers is that the time gap between harvesting of paddy crops and sowing of wheat is less. Therefore, the government has started preparations for its spraying in time, so that there is no delay in the whole exercise and the farmers can get better results,” Rai said.