Farmers continue to burn stubble in Tarn Taran area of Punjab as they cannot afford the equipment to dispose of stubble. Due to the non-availability of a tractor nearby, farmers have no option left other than stubble burning," Krishan Singh told news agency ANI on Sunday. Singh said that farmers are burning stubble as they are helpless and the government is not helping them. He further said that stubble burning contributes very less to air pollution and major producers of pollution are vehicles and industry. The bench said that the new committee, which will monitor the stubble burning and take preventive steps, will get assistance from chief secretaries of all states.

Source: dna October 19, 2020 01:30 UTC