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The Union Cabinet secretariat has urged the Punjab government to stop stubble burning events in the remaining part of the paddy harvesting season.
Punjab accounted for 66% of the total 31,872 incidents of paddy straw burning events reported between September 15 – October 8. Currently, paddy harvesting is completed in 90% and 60% of the rice grown area in Haryana and Punjab respectively.
“State administration of Punjab must take effective actions to stop further stubble burning in the remaining days of this harvest season through fixing responsibility at local administrative level,” according to the note sent to the state government by the Cabinet Secretariat.
