NEW DELHI, Nov 7 — India’s Supreme Court ordered authorities in the states surrounding New Delhi today to stop farmers burning crop residue, as the air quality from smog...
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The court has issued similar orders in past years, with limited effect as state authorities report inability to control the burning despite fines and sometimes due to farmers’ hostility towards officials. Farmers in Punjab and Haryana usually burn crop stubble left behind after rice is harvested in late October or early November to quickly clear their fields before planting wheat crops.The practice has been followed for years and the resultant smoke has typically accounted for 30 per cent to 40 per cent of Delhi’s October-November pollution, according to federal government’s air-quality monitoring agency SAFAR.
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