Rohatak has seen a sharp increase in heavily polluted days this year, rising from 7 last year to 16 this year. However, farmers have burnt 37 per cent less stubble compared to the previous season, as they try to reduce pollution levels.

Data from the Decision Support System showed a 2.66% contribution from stubble burning on Saturday.

Data from the Decision Support System showed a 2.66% contribution from stubble burning on Saturday.

Farmers in over 800 villages in Punjab are now collecting their crop stubble using balers, instead of burning it.

Farmers in Punjab are increasingly sending crop stubble to recycling units instead of burning it, aiming to reduce winter air pollution that often affects New Delhi.

Farmers in Punjab are increasingly choosing to recycle their crop stubble by sending it to factories instead of burning it, a move that helps reduce the thick winter smog that often pollutes Delhi.

A growing shift from burning crop stubble to recycling it into biogas, fertiliser, and cardboard is offering a real path to cleaner air.

Farmers in parts of Punjab are increasingly sending crop stubble to recycling units instead of burning it.

Farmers in Punjab (India) are recycling their crop stubble instead of burning it, to help reduce severe air pollution.

Farmers in Punjab (India) are recycling their crop stubble instead of burning it, to help reduce severe air pollution.

Farmers in Punjab (India) are recycling their crop stubble instead of burning it, to help reduce severe air pollution.

Farmers in over 800 villages of Punjab are collecting crop stubble using balers and sending it to recycling factories instead of burning it.

Stubble burning every winter is a major contributor to New Delhi being one of the world's most polluted cities, with the smoke combining with vehicle exhaust, dust and remaining trapped in atmosphere.

Punjab has around 12,000 villages, and stubble burning is also prevalent in other northern states.

Traditionally, stubble burning has been the quickest way for farmers to clear fields between rice harvesting and wheat sowing, typically in early to mid-November

In Punjab, many farmers have joiined the fight against seasonal air pollution by sending their crop stubble to recycling facilities. This move significantly lessens the winter smoke that blankets New Delhi, as the stubble is repurposed into valuable products such as biogas and bio-fertilizer.

To combat the worsening air in India’s capital New Delhi, several farmers in the neighbouring northern state of Punjab are packing off crop stubble to factories for recycling instead of torching it.

To combat the degrading air quality in the national capital, several farmers in the neighbouring northern state of Punjab are packing off crop stubble to factories for recycling instead of lighting it.

Punjab has around 12,000 villages and stubble burning is also common in other northern states.

In recent days, DSS forecasts projected that stubble burning could contribute over 30% to Delhi’s PM 2.5 levels. However, actual contributions have remained below 10%, based on fire counts recorded later in the day.