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As the overall air quality index (AQI) declined to the ‘very poor’ category in the national capital on Sunday, visuals of stubble getting burned in a field in Haryana’s Karnal has surfaced.
A total of 48 cases of stubble-burning has been reported in the state till date this season. The state’s Agriculture Department has also imposed a fine of Rs 53,000 on farmers who were found burning the stubble.
“We are forced to set fire to the straw as we have to sow the next crop, we are getting late in it, that is why we have to burn it, we also know that burning the stubble causes many problems,” said a farmer.
Earlier, in line with the commitment to combat stubble burning, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday had said that there is no reason to burn stubble, but if people still don’t understand, we will be strict with them.
