-The Tribune
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government’s policy of delaying sowing of paddy has resulted in deteriorating air quality, a study carried out by researchers of Harvard University, US, has found.
The study titled “Detection of delay in post-monsoon agricultural burning across Punjab, India: potential drivers and consequences for air quality” carried out by Tianjia Liu of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Loretta J Mickley of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Harvard University has found that a shortened harvest-to-sowing period of paddy may further encourage farmers to burn crop residue in order to sow winter wheat on time.
The study based on daily satellite remote sensing data expressed concern over the increase in aerosol loading associated with an increasing trend in post-monsoon burnt area and shift toward a later peak in post-monsoon fires in northwestern India.
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