The Punjab Agriculture Department has banned the burning of all crop residues, including paddy. The Smog Mitigation Cell and monitoring teams are checking the burning of paddy crop residues on a daily basis. The official highlighted that the organic matter on the land surface is damaged because of setting the paddy crop on fire. “Burning paddy residues can lead to smog. At least 1,386 incidents of burning of paddy residues were reported in Haryana.

Source: The Express Tribune October 27, 2020 04:07 UTC