Delhi High Court has now asked the Punjab government to file a report on the steps being taken to halt this crop burning
New Delhi: Punjab’s 20-Day ‘crop stubble burning’ is getting perilous. Delhi High Court was informed on Thursday that the crop scorching is yielding about 10,000 tonnes of particulate matter, including 9,000 tonnes of PM 2.5. PM2.5 are tiny particles in the air that reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy when levels are elevated.
According to a report in Indian Express, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was directed by a bench of Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Ashutosh Kumar to conduct a study on emission amount released by the burning. Around 14 million tonnes of paddy remnant had been burnt by farmers in Punjab between October and November 2016. This report reveals that each tonne of crop residue emits 0.74 kg of PM 10, which included 0.67 kg of PM 2.5.
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