FIR against Haryana farmers for burning stubble amid intense air pollution in Delhi-NCR

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Haryana: FIR against farmers in Kaithal for burning stubble

In Haryana, Kaithal district administration has registered an FIR against farmers who burn stubble on Monday. According to District Collectorate Pradeep Dahiya, most of the farmers have stopped burning stubble, but some of them are trying to disrupt the environment.

Dahiya visited the farm on Monday, “Most of the farmers have stopped burning crop residue, but some of them have tried to disrupt the environment. An FIR is being registered against this recent incident.”

Meanwhile, the farmers of Punjab have said that they are helplessly burning stubble and demanded a compensation of Rs 7000 per acre from the state government to stop them from burning stubble in their fields. He has also alleged that misinformation is being spread against the farmers.

The government has announced a compensation of Rs 43,15,000 but has not taken strict action against the farmers. As a result, the cases are increasing rapidly from 3-4 days.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has repeatedly blamed stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana for air pollution in the national capital.

The air quality remained in the ‘severe category’ in various parts of the national capital, informed the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) on Monday. As per the analysis by SAFAR, the overall air quality index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 432.

According to government agencies, an AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 severe/hazardous. is marked as.

(with inputs from ANI)

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