Showing posts with label STUBBLE BURNING. Show all posts
Showing posts with label STUBBLE BURNING. Show all posts

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Punjab, Haryana announce Rs 2,500 an acre incentive to stop stubble burning


MP farmers may move SC for inclusion; UP to set up biomass plants; farmers say relief too late for this year.


Following the Supreme Court rule to boost ranchers for halting the consuming of paddy crop stubble to check air contamination, the legislatures of Punjab and Haryana have reported a reward of Rs 2,500 a section of land for little and negligible ranchers who are yet to begin such movement.

Rancher bunches state the motivating forces could have kept ranchers from consuming stubble in the event that it had gone ahead time. More, they need the impetus to be a lasting element.

In Madhya Pradesh, which has of late additionally observed developing occasions of stubble consuming, rancher bunches have chosen to appeal to the Court to remember them also for such a bundle.

In Haryana, the state government has reported an extra Rs 1,000 a section of land motivating force for custom-enlisting focuses and straw baler units, to help their operational expenses. The Rs 2,500 a section of land has been determined by expecting 25 quintals of paddy is reaped from a section of land of land in Punjab and Haryana. In Punjab, news organization PTI reports that to guarantee the pay, ranchers need to fill a self-announcement proforma with their panchayat office by November 30. The sum would be legitimately credited to the ledger of the qualified rancher.

Uttar Pradesh, which additionally faces the issue of stubble consuming has chosen to set biofuel plants in each locale, where ranchers can sell their waste stubble for age of power. Boss Minister Yogi Adityanath said two such units are coming up in Sitapur and Gorakhpur; this will be reached out to different locale.

In Punjab, up until now, around 48,000 episodes of homestead fires have been accounted for this year, higher than a year ago. It was less in Haryana and UP. The all out zone under paddy in Punjab is around 3,000,000 hectares, of which straw administration is required on around 2,000,000. In the rest of the territories, ranchers have possess game plans for straw administration. The state delivers around 20 million tons of paddy straw every year.
In Haryana, the region under paddy for the most part is 1.3 million hectares, from which around 12 million tons of straw is delivered each year.

This year, up until now, authorities said of 2.9 million hectares in which paddy is planted, the yield has been collected in very nearly 90 percent of the zone, which implies that there is plausibility of stubble consuming in 10-15 percent of the rest of the territory (30,000-35,000 hectares) if ranchers don't assimilate remedial measures on schedule.


Delhi-NCR continues to breathe toxic air, pollution nears 'emergency' zone


In NCR, Ghaziabad (467), Greater Noida (462), Gurgaon (447), Faridabad (446) and Noida (470) also reeled under the toxic smog.


Business Standard : The air quality in Delhi-NCR stayed in "extreme" classification on Friday morning as habitual pettiness proceeded betweeen ideological groups for the emergency.

The air quality list (AQI) in the national capital read 482 at 6:30 am with particulate issue (PM) 2.5 levels at 332 and PM 10 levels at 504 at 6:30 am on Friday.
In any case, wind speed is anticipated to get on Saturday and a progressive decrease in contamination is likely from that point.

In NCR, Ghaziabad (467), Greater Noida (462), Gurgaon (447), Faridabad (446) and Noida (470) likewise reeled under the harmful exhaust cloud.
An AQI somewhere in the range of 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'extremely poor' and 401-500 'serious'.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and EPCA are probably going to survey the circumstance on Friday.

Additionally, the Delhi government didn't take any choice on Thursday on expanding the odd-even street proportioning plan, which enters its last day on Friday.

In the mean time, political habitual pettiness proceeded over the circumstance in Delhi and close by areas with the AAP hitting out at the Center for not taking "solid strides" to handle the danger in spite of the zenith court's bearings in such manner.
Senior AAP pioneer Sanjay Singh affirmed that the BJP is attempting to "politicize" a delicate issue.

Ghaziabad: Two development organizations fined
The Ghaziabad area organization has forced robust fines on two development organizations for damaging air contamination control standards.

Area Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said a fine of Rs 1.01 crore was forced on APCO organization which was associated with development of a street close to the dike of Hindon stream in Indirapuram. So also, a fine of Rs 1.01 crore was forced on Apex organization in Siddhartha Vihar settlement, Pandey said.

Over the most recent 10 days, 267 individuals were seen as blameworthy of expanding contamination by consuming trash and e-squander.




Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Delhi's air quality dips to 'severe' levels, likely to worsen on Wednesday


The air quality monitor predicted the pollution levels in Delhi-NCR are expected to enter the "severe-plus" or "emergency" category today.


After slight relief, Delhi and its suburbs have again been engulfed in thick blanket of smog as fall in the temperature and wind speed pushed the city's air quality in the "severe" zone.

Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) fell to 467 at 6:30 am from 425 on Tuesday evening, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

The PM 2.5 stood at 317 while the PM10 was recorded at 451.

The air quality monitor also predicted the pollution levels in Delhi-NCR are expected to enter the "severe plus" or "emergency" category today.

Meteorologists said the national capital recorded on Tuesday morning a minimum temperature of 11.7 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest so far. It is two notches below normal for this time of the year.

Most of the 37 air quality monitoring stations across Delhi recorded air quality in the severe category on Tuesday.

Faridabad (413), Gurgaon (511), Ghaziabad (461), and Noida (572) also choked on extremely polluted air.

An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category.

According to SAFAR, the share of stubble-burning accounted for 25 per cent of Delhi's pollution on Tuesday, up from 18 per cent on Monday.

Business Standard

Monday, October 15, 2018

Delhi air pollution: Know govt's emergency plan to avoid smog filled winter


Authorities have predicted further deterioration of air quality in the coming days.


Delhi Air Pollution : Last winter, the Delhi-NCR suffered one of the worst bouts of pollution. The entire region was in the grip of haze and smog. Now, the dreadful pollution is back to the national capital and its nearby states. Meanwhile, recent satellite images from the NASA showed that farmers in Punjab and Haryana have started burning crop residue earlier this month.

On Sunday, the air quality in Delhi remained poor, as the overall air quality index (AQI) recorded at 10 am Sunday stood at 208 which falls in the poor category, according to Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
The PM10 level (presence of particles with diameter less than 10 micrometres) in Delhi stood at 183 and the PM2.5 level was recorded at 93, according to the data.

Authorities have predicted further deterioration of air quality in the coming days.
An emergency action plan has been implemented from Monday to combat air pollution that has begun to show a trend towards poor category. (Business Standard )


Here are the emergency measures that will be taken under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)

1. Air Quality in moderate poor category
If the air quality lies in moderate to poor category- measures like stopping garbage burning in landfills and other places, and enforcing all pollution control regulations in brick kilns and industries would be implemented.

2. Air Quality in poor category
If the air quality falls in the very poor category, additional measures of stopping use of diesel generator sets, enhancing parking fees 3-4 times and increasing frequency of metro and buses would be implemented.

3. Air Quality in severe zone
If the air quality falls in the severe category, additional measures would be implemented of increasing frequency of mechanised cleaning of roads, sprinkling of water on roads and identifying road stretches with high dust generation.

4. Air Quality in severe plus
If the air quality falls to severe plus emergency category, then measures like stopping entry of trucks into Delhi (except essential commodities), stopping construction activities and appointment of task force to take the decision on any additional steps, including shutting of schools, are implemented.

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