Punjab Farmers Recycle Crop Waste: A Solution to Delhi's Air Pollution Crisis

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Written By Zainab Ashraf

Farmers in more than 800 villages in Punjab are now collecting leftover crop stubble instead of burning it.
They send this stubble to factories where it is turned into biogas, bio-fertiliser and cardboard.
This change is helping reduce winter air pollution in New Delhi, which is often made worse by smoke from stubble burning.
However, experts say there is still not enough awareness or incentives for all farmers to switch.

Read here: Punjab Farmers Recycle Crop Waste: A Solution to Delhi's Air Pollution Crisis

Zainab Ashraf
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