The Haryana police say that its teams have registered cases against the farmers for crop residue burning, and an official revealed on Monday that 192 cases in this regard have been lodged. Three hundred and thirty-four challans have been served, resulting in an amount of ₹ 8,45,000 as fines. Besides, the farmers’ record comprises 418 red entries.
The state government has divided villages into red, yellow, and green zones based on the stubble-burning aspect observed in the last year. Incentives for Panchayats in Red and Yellow Zones not to Burn Effects of Crop Residues Burning on Environ Health. There is an offer of ₹1 lakh for the red zone panchayats working towards zero burning, while yellow zone panchayats can get ₹50,000 under the same condition.
As per directions of local Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, the state has started a scheme to help farmers manage crop residue and set zero burning levels. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) reported 713 cases of stubble burning this year, which is 29 percent down from the previous year.
Today, the government is raising farmers’ awareness about not burning stables. About 83,070 farmers registered as farm managers for 7,11,000 acres of paddy fields by October 28. In those efforts, the government has made cheap crop management equipment available—over 100,882 machines—with 50% to 80% subsidies since 2018-19.
Paddy residues are being dealt with under the Mera Pani-Meri Virasat Yojana for ₹1,000 per acre and ₹7,000 per acre for adopting other crops. This year, 33,712 farmers have signed up for crop diversification. The government is also paying ₹4,000 per acre for direct seeding of rice (DSR) technology to establish industries near the villages to use the stubble, which will increase the farmers’ income.
