Farmers in Punjab burn paddy stubble to clear fields for wheat, worsening air pollution and health issues despite government efforts and judicial mandates. Chandigarh The setting is picturesque.
Farmers say they spend Rs 4,000 per acre on stubble management. In 2019, SC had ordered Rs 100 per quintal for non-basmati farmers who don't burn stubble, but farmers yet to see payment.
LAHORE: Under the vision of "Kisan Khushal, Punjab Khushal," a historic reward package worth billions of rupees has been given to the wheat cultivators on behalf of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam ...