A complete of 44 farm fires have been extinguished, in line with a revised official assertion.
Chandigarh:
The Haryana authorities has taken stringent measures in opposition to stubble burning, issuing 1,256 challans in opposition to the offenders, imposing greater than Rs 32 lakh in fines and submitting 72 FIRs, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal stated on Wednesday.
In accordance with an official assertion, throughout a digital assembly convened by the Union Cupboard Secretary on Wednesday, Mr Kaushal additionally stated 90 per cent of paddy harvesting within the state has been accomplished and the state authorities is actively bolstering its measures to fight stubble burning.
”The federal government has taken strict actions in opposition to people chargeable for farm fires, issuing 1,256 challans with fines totalling over Rs 32.55 lakh and submitting 72 FIRs associated to farm fires,” Mr Kaushal stated.
A complete of 44 farm fires have been extinguished, in line with a revised official assertion.
An earlier assertion had stated that 44 offenders had been apprehended in reference to the FIRs associated to farm fires.
Mr Kaushal additionally knowledgeable that authorities in Haryana have imposed restrictions on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel autos to curb air air pollution in Gurugram and Faridabad districts and the violators will face prosecution below the provisions of the Motor Automobiles Act, 1988.
Officers had on Tuesday stated Haryana has banned using four-wheeler mild motor autos of Bharat Stage-III (petrol) and BS IV (diesel) class in Gurugram and Faridabad districts.
He stated there was a 38 per cent discount in stubble burning incidents in 2023 in comparison with the earlier yr, with a considerable 57 per cent discount noticed within the final two years.
The chief secretary underscored the state authorities’s efforts to cut back stubble burning incidents and decrease farm fires.
Mr Kaushal stated the state authorities has imposed restrictions on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel Mild Motor Automobiles (4 wheelers) within the Gurugram and Faridabad districts with quick impact till November 30 or till the revocation of GRAP Stage III by the Fee for Air High quality Administration, whichever happens earlier.
The autos exclude these deployed in emergency providers, police autos, and authorities autos used for enforcement, the official assertion stated.
”Violators discovered utilizing BS-III Petrol and BS-IV Diesel LMVs (4 Wheelers) in these districts will face prosecution below Part 194(1) of the Motor Automobiles Act, 1988,” he stated.
The air high quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas within the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR) worsened on Wednesday, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states contributing to the air air pollution within the nationwide capital.
In the meantime, Mr Kaushal stated Haryana cultivates 36.5 lakh acres of paddy, comprising 18.36 lakh acres of Basmati cultivation and roughly 18.2 lakh acres of non-Basmati cultivation.
Through the digital assembly, he highlighted the steps taken by the state authorities, resembling issuing directions to carry deputy commissioners and station home officers accountable for not controlling farm fires.
He reiterated the state authorities’s dedication to eliminating unsustainable practices like paddy straw stubble burning, emphasizing assist for farmers by a subsidy of Rs 600 crore for adopting numerous stubble administration practices.
”The usage of Pusa Bio Decomposer on over 5 lakh acres by CSR initiatives additional demonstrates this dedication,” he stated.
Haryana’s complete technique consists of each in-situ and ex-situ administration, with a give attention to categorizing villages into pink, yellow, and inexperienced zones based mostly on energetic fireplace incidents.
The state authorities is devoted to offering Crop Residue Administration (CRM) machines to farmers at a subsidy, with 19,141 lakh machines already sanctioned to the farming group. An space of 940 lakh acres has been registered for incentives of Rs 1,000 per acre, he stated.
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