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India's top court pulls up authorities over air quality as farmers burn crop residue

Published : Friday, 4 October, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 252
NEW DELHI, Oct 3: India's Supreme Court asked authorities on Thursday to report back within a week on what they were doing to stop farmers from burning crop residue as smog began to pollute the air in the capital Delhi and surrounding regions, local media reported.

Farmers in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh burn crop stubble after rice is harvested around October to clear the fields before planting wheat crops.

The smoke contributes to a toxic smog that engulfs Delhi, frequently making it the world's most polluted capital ahead of winter as calm winds and lower temperatures trap pollutants in the air.

Federal and state authorities have encouraged farmers to stop burning crop residue and penalised those that do but have not been able to fully curb the practice due to the large area involved and the hostility of farmers in some places.

"In some of the districts in Punjab and Haryana the incidents of stubble burning increased substantially as compared to 2023," legal news website Live Law reported the court as saying. "However, all (that) the states have done is to recover nominal compensation from 42 and 45 farmers respectively."    —REUTERS



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