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Updated November 7th, 2020 at 16:28 IST

Uttar Pradesh: Awareness campaign launched on crop burning; govt issues direction

In a bid to curb stubble the manace of stubble burning, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched an awareness campaign regarding the burning of Crop remains

Reported by: Prachi Mankani
Uttar Pradesh
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In a bid to curb stubble the menace of stubble burning, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched an awareness campaign regarding the burning of Crop remains in many parts of the state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to the farmers of the state to not burn remains of their crops and instead make compost with it.

This development comes as cases have been registered against at least 30 farmers in different areas of Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district for allegedly burning farm stubble in the past two days and eight of them were sent to jail as they could not pay the fine.

Additional chief secretary agriculture Devesh Chaturvedi has instructed officials to take the help of cadets of NCC, NSS, and volunteers of Bharat scouts for making farmers aware about the growing pollution and the bad effects of burning the crops.
Furthermore, the administration is also taking action against the farmers who are burning their crop remains.

READ: Stubble burning: Delhi govt forms impact assessment panel to ascertain effect of Pusa bio-decomposer

Opposition slam state govt

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday attacked the BJP government in the state for sending farmers to jail for stubble burning and asked when will those who spread "political pollution" be jailed.

Additionally, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday appealed to the Uttar Pradesh government to make farmers aware about stubble burning and its impact on air pollution, before initiating any action against them.

READ: Stubble burning: Cases lodged against 30 farmers in UP's Fatehpur district in past 2 days

'Ensure farmers aren't harassed over stubble burning'

Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath directed officials to ensure that farmers are not harassed or misbehaved with when action is taken against stubble burning. The chief minister also said new experiments to use crop residue should be encouraged and projects to prepare bio fuel/power from stubble should be reviewed.

"The farmers should be made aware of impacts of stubble burning on environment and pollution caused by it and asked the Agriculture Department to run awareness programmes for this. It should be ensured that farmers should not be misbehaved with or harassed while taking action against stubble burning," an official statement quoted the chief minister as saying.

READ: Atrocities on farmers in garb of pollution caused due to stubble burning is extremely condemnable: Mayawati

READ: Stubble burning: Delhi govt forms panel to ascertain impact of Pusa bio-decomposer

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Published November 7th, 2020 at 16:28 IST

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