According to the data, Punjab recorded 66 fires on Wednesday, while Haryana recorded 23 fires on the same day.
Every year there is a fire in the crop stubble burning It will begin appearing on satellite imagery in late September. By the second week of October, their number increases significantly.
Experts said it is too early to compare the figures and a better indication of how the situation is in both Punjab and Haryana will be valid till mid-October, when the monsoon also returns. Earlier this week, it was still raining in parts of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi, which may again affect the pattern of crop fires.
“So far, more than 200 farm fires have been reported in Punjab’s Majha region (Amritsar and Tarn Taran). Satellite-derived fire event data over the years indicates a recurring pattern of initial peg The area is burning starting in the last week of September,” said LS Kurinji, program associate at CEW.
He said it was early to get a trend on the number of fire incidents reported so far, with the Punjab government needing to ensure timely access to crop residue management solutions.
“The fires we are seeing these days are following the trend seen over the same period in the last five years. To prevent stubble burning, there is a need for targeted awareness campaigns and monitoring in high burnt villages.
In a study conducted by IIT Delhi last year, 554 villages, both in Punjab and Haryana, were identified where stubble burning was continuous in the last three years. In terms of contribution to Delhi’s air in October and November, the study identified Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Faridkot, Bathinda, Mansa, Patiala and Sangrur in Punjab and Hisar, Sirsa and Kaithal in Haryana as the largest contributors. . Proximity to Delhi, wind direction and fire intensity were the major factors.
Last week, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the NCR had said that while Punjab and NCR states have prepared a detailed action plan to tackle stubble burning, the bio-decomposer solution developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute is also being used in Uttar Pradesh. Will be done. Haryana and Punjab in this winter season. Bio decomposer solution is to be sprayed in 6 lakh acres in Haryana, 1 lakh acres in Haryana and 7,413 acres in Punjab.
The CAQM said that detailed plans have been prepared for each state on the basis of the framework framed by it and instructions have been issued to strictly implement the plans in each state. The plans include in situ and ex situ crop residue management, prevention of stubble burning, effective monitoring and enforcement and ways to reduce production of paddy straw. Each state has also been asked to adopt a standard protocol developed by ISRO to monitor the calculation of farm fires this season.
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