Partial Stubble Burning

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About Partial Stubble Burning:

After harvesting, farmers opting for partial burning let the loose straw dry for a couple of days and then they set these dumps on fire to prepare the field for the next crop.
In such cases, the standing stubble, which is mostly green, does not get burnt fully but it gets scorched close to those places in the field where loose straw is burnt.
And in the case of air pollution, it will be around 40-50% less as they only burn around 50% to 60% of the total stubble in such cases.

The state has distributed 1.05 lakh stubble management machines and a large number of individual farmers and groups of farmers have purchased these machines on subsidy.
Farmers who do not have these machines but want to manage the stubble, get these on rent from farmers groups and cooperative societies.
However, even after having three main machines such as Happy Seeder, Smart Seeder and Super seeder, many farmers are resorting to partial burning.
The three machines ensure that there is no need for partial burning even after harvesting as stubble clearing is not required to sow wheat.

Source : Indian Express