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Man booked for burning stubble in Punjab's Bathinda

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Jasleen Kaur
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Man booked for burning stubble in Punjab's Bathinda
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A day after Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced that all cases lodged against farmers in connection with stubble burning would be quashed, the state police on Wednesday registered a case against a Bathinda farmer for allegedly burning stubble, leading to air pollution.
"We have lodged an FIR against Darbar Singh on the basis of a report from employees of the airport regarding heavy smoke in the area, leading to air pollution," said Nehianwala SHO Diljit Brar said.  However, Darbar Singh has been granted bail. Notably, on November 17, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi appealed to farmers to refrain from stubble burning in the future as it is hazardous both for the environment as well as human health, besides hampering the fertility of the land to an enormous degree. Also read | Air pollution: Delhi's air quality in ‘very poor’ category; no relief expected till Nov 21 30% rise in stubble burning cases in Punjab | India News | Zee News Crop residue burning in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh is spreading more frequently in other parts of country. Wheat stubble burning started with mechanised harvesting using combine harvesters. In the last four to five years, farmers have been burning wheat stubble at a large scale. Also read | As Kartarpur corridor reopens, a look at history of key pilgrim passage between India, Pakistan Punjab Records Season's Highest Number Of Stubble Burning Incidents Today Recently, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, Punjab enlisted its efforts to discourage farmers from burning paddy stubble. However, the state added that it required the Centre’s financial assistance. Stubble burning: Punjab lines up farmers to present before NGT in 'showcase' village | India News,The Indian Express -PTC News
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