Stubble burning invites penalty in Palwal
The district administration has started imposing fines on offenders for violating the norms of stubble burning in the district. With as many as eight incidents reported in the past week, five violators have been fined so far. Meanwhile, three incidents were found to be false.
As the incidence of stubble burning has increased in view of the harvesting season of the paddy crop, sources in the local administration claimed that action against the violators had also been taken as per the norms of the government to curb the stubble burning menace.
As many as five farmers of the district have been penalised for burning stubble since October 2, this year, said an official of the Agriculture Department. Challans amounting to Rs 2,500 per acre of land were imposed on the violators. The challans are being imposed on the basis of the reports submitted by satellite images captured by the Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSAC).
It may be recalled that six similar incidents were reported in April and May this year during the harvesting of rabi crop in the district. It is claimed that the cases of stubble burning are recorded officially after physical verification by the officials of the Agriculture Department . An awareness drive has also been initiated to motivate the farmers to take proper measures for management of the crop residue, said DC Vashisht.
The stubble burning may impact the air quality, said an official of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He said stubble burning and flow of crop dust or residue in the atmosphere impacts the Air Quality Index that is likely to slide in view of the change in climatic conditions. The department is gearing up for the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which is likely to be imposed soon, he said.
