Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said in the Lok Sabha on Friday that the central government is working on a plan to use stubble as biofuel and manure, so that stubble burning can be tackled. ,
The minister, who is yet to give a detailed reply to a discussion on climate change, said the Center has completely “criminalised” stubble burning. air quality commission Work.
Mr Yadav was responding to Shiromani Akali Dal member Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who alleged that farmers of Punjab and Haryana were being “maligned” by the Delhi government for air pollution and criminal cases were filed against them.
Making a brief intervention during the discussion on climate change in the lower house, the minister said that the National Thermal Power Corporation has procured 3,000 tonnes of straw for use as bio-fuel and will study the results. Amount of Rs. Rs 700 crore was allocated to get rid of stubble and manure/manure from stubble was used in about one lakh acres in Punjab and Haryana, while Uttar Pradesh used six lakh acres.
Taking a jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party government, Mr Yadav claimed that Delhi used only 4,000 acres, but put up huge advertisements on using stubble as manure.
The discussion, which began on Wednesday and continued on Friday, saw opposition members questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a ‘net zero’ target of 2070 at the climate summit in Glasgow.
Trinamool member Saugata Roy said, “Even a week before COP 26, the Indian government showed no interest in announcing the ‘net zero’ target. In fact, the Environment Secretary had denied this in the media. What inspired and under what pressure did the Prime Minister do a vaulted face in Glasgow and announced a ‘Net Zero’ target in 2070?
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NK Premachandran of the Revolutionary Socialist Party accused the developed countries of reducing their climate commitments over the past three decades. Referring to the concept first accepted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, he said, “Over the past 30 years the principle of equity has weakened and been lost. ‘Common but different- ‘Separate responsibility’ has become an insignificant part of the Glasgow Declaration.” The concept of developed and developing countries was also changed in COP 26. He accused rich countries of hiding behind poor countries in dealing with the challenges posed by climate change.
National People’s Party MP from Meghalaya Agatha Sangma urged the Center to reconsider the palm oil mission and take due consultations before implementing it in the Northeast and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He said that the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education had recommended that the introduction of palm oil should be avoided in areas which are rich in biodiversity and should be done after due consultation.
BJP’s Tapir Gao said that there is a need to bring awareness about the environment from the school level.
BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri also lauded the Prime Minister’s initiative to popularize the use of energy efficient LED bulbs as an alternative to traditional lighting solutions and offer LPG subsidy to reduce dependence on firewood for cooking. Of.
National Conference member Hasnain Masoodi stressed that there is a need to move towards sustainable development so that nature can be protected.
Congress’s Benny Behanan observed that both the states and the Center had a negative attitude on climate change and now it is time to act to protect the environment.
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