UP CM also said that having cleared Rs 1.42 lakh crore cane arrears pending since 2010, his government would now enhance the state support price of cane after consulting all the stakeholders in this regard.
The Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry has informed the Supreme Court that 'active fire events' (AFE), or stubble burning, have increased by nearly 45 percent in Punjab, and reduced by 25 percent in Haryana when compared with 2019.
Stubble burning has stopped now but Delhi's air pollution situation remains serious, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday urging the Arvind Kejriwal government to take swift action on the complaints forwarded to it by the CPCB.
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai on November 24 said that stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab over last 15 days played a major role in poisoning Delhi's air.
After the national capital saw more than a 100 Covid-19 deaths for four consecutive days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monda attributed the high COVID-19 death rate in the city to the pollution caused by stubble-burning and expected a downtrend in it in the next two-three weeks.
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "poor" category on Thursday as the share of stubble burning in the city's pollution increased to 20 percent.
The levels of air pollution during Diwali this year were found much higher as compared to the last year while a significant dip was found in noise pollution level, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revealed on Sunday.
Delhi air pollution news: The Delhi CM said that the government tested the product on 2,000 acres of agricultural lands and the results were as per the expectation.
National capital continues to reel under pollution. Air Quality Index stood in 'very poor' category in Delhi. Visibility remained poor around Indira Gandhi International Airport area due to pollutants in the atmosphere.
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu demanded on Wednesday immediate release of all the farmers who have been allegedly arrested over stubble burning.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Delhi's neighbouring states for their failure in providing an alternate option of stubble burning to their farmers which leads to major pollution across Northern India.
Punjab has witnessed 49 per cent more stubble burning incidents from September 21 to November 2 as compared to the corresponding period last year, according to official data.
Stubble burning has peaked in the neighbouring states of Delhi and its share in the pollution level in the national capital has risen to 40 per cent, the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitoring agency SAFAR said on Sunday.
Delhi air pollution: The Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped to the severe category in Delhi-NCP on Friday morning. The slow speed of air has led to the accumulation of pollutants in the atmosphere.
The share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution rose to 36 per cent on Thursday, the maximum so far this season, according to a central government air quality monitoring agency.
The Supreme Court today kept in abeyance its order appointing a panel to monitor the steps taken to prevent stubble burning. Stubble burning is a major cause of pollution in the Delhi-NCR.
"I had in this letter explained that we may have to direct the closure of thermal power plants, which do not meet the 2015 standards as air quality deteriorates in the coming days," he said
Air quality in the national capital was recorded 'poor' on Monday, even as pollution levels dipped slightly due to favourable wind speed. However, the share of stubble burning in the city's pollution is likely to increase, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi.
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "poor" category on Sunday morning. According to a central government agency, the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution is likely to "increase significantly."
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Chairperson, Shiv Das Meena said that contribution of stubble burning in air pollution of Delhi, dependent on meteorological and other factors.
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