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Sharp decline in paddy straw fires in Majha, Doaba region of Punjab

Chandigarh, Nov 26 (UNI) Majority of Punjab farmers have responded positively to the appeal of the state government not to burn paddy residue, reveal the data of Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana.
Additional Chief Secretary (Development) Vishwajeet Khanna informed that the farmers of Majha and Doaba region of Punjab, barring Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, have drastically reduced the incidents of paddy residue burning as compared to last year. He thanked the farmers for help in saving the environment, soil and human health, as the air quality in Punjab has remained much better this year compared to previous years.
Ropar has shown the largest decline of 60 per cent in crop burning cases this year as compared to last year, followed by 53 per cent decline in SBS Nagar. Similarly, the decline in farm fires was witnessed in Hoshiarpur (-45 per cent), Kapurthala (-41 per cent), Fatehgarh Sahib (-33 per cent), Ludhiana (-26 per cent), Pathankot (25 per cent), Jalandhar (-22 per cent), Gurdaspur (-14 per cent), SAS Nagar (-14 per cent), Sangrur and Patiala (-2 per cent).
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