Chandigarh: Farmers in Punjab and Haryana have started burning crop residues in the fields. NASA, a space agency in the United States, has shared the satellite image. Burning of crop residues by farmers in this manner will directly affect Delhi where pollution will increase once again.
NASA's fire information for resource management system (FIRMS) has found fire in areas where fields are usually found. Pawan Gupta, a research scientist at the Universities Space Research Association, Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR), said the highest number of fires shown as red spots on the map was seen from Amritsar district in Punjab.
Scientist Pawan Gupta said that crop fires have started appearing in India in the states of Punjab and Haryana. This year, we will support satellite air quality data analysis and forecasts through community forums to understand the impact of such fires on local weather and the environment.
For a long time, the state had issued a ban against the planting of crop residues. But the state notification is never implemented by the farmers. Already, farmers of both the states of Punjab and Haryana are becoming victims of air pollution.
Farmers also know that their health is damaged due to burning straw. Despite this, farmers do this work every time they go from paddy to wheat crop (October-November). Pollution does not bother only the people living in the city. It also annoys the farmers who set fire to the parali.
Children in the village often fall ill when they set fire to the parali. The people of the village also have eye irritation and difficulty in breathing. The farmer burns straw in compulsion. He is also concerned about the environment and health. But the biggest reason behind this is that of the government, the government gives subsidy to buy state-of-the-art machines like Happy Cedar to clean the fields. But it is very difficult to buy a machine for such a low rupee.
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