new Delhi . With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) set to form the government in Punjab, can Delhi hope to breathe a breath of fresh air in winters? Will Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has always blamed stubble burning in neighboring Haryana and Punjab for air pollution in the national capital, ensure that his party’s government does not allow stubble burning in Delhi this winter?
With little time for farmers in Punjab and Haryana between paddy harvesting and wheat sowing, the onset of the winter season every year witnesses stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab and meteorological conditions contribute to that pollution in Delhi. leads away.
The situation gets worse when cold/foggy conditions help in stagnation of pollutants.
Over the years, it has been assumed that stubble burning in the fields of Punjab and Haryana is responsible for Delhi’s air pollution, while science has established other sources of emissions as well.
Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends, an NGO working on the issue of air pollution and climate change, said, “If they (AAP government) really take it as a top priority, if they really do something for better coordination, it will be a matter of concern.” kind of governance mechanism in place, it would be a good possibility that could be explored.”
AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said, “As we have done in Delhi, we will push for bio-decomposter in Punjab. We will think of subsidizing or giving freebies to farmers and this includes machines like Happy Seeder which can help solve this problem.” can help deal with it.”
When his attention was drawn to the problem of collection of agro-waste from farmers’ fields, Bharadwaj said, “We have to work closely with the industry that uses agro-waste to produce products and encourages them to collect them from farmers’ fields.”
Delhi minister Satyendar Jain said, “Now that you are in power in Punjab also, we will plan better and coordinate better.”
It is easier said than done, however, because stubble burning is only one part of the bigger picture. The sources of emissions for Delhi include transportation, power plants around Delhi, local sources, brick kilns and of course stubble burning.
Khosla agreed that crop burning is part of the problem and said, “But when it is a problem, it is very important in terms of contribution, as it can go up to 40 per cent. In terms of public perception, It attracts a lot of attention because it is a very important issue.”
“Therefore, given the enormity of the problem, addressing the complex issue of stubble burning will be a huge task. It may be small overall, but overall, it is a big problem and it will not be bad.”
—AnyTV News
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