Due to the comprehensive efforts being made by the Haryana government for stubble management, not a single instance of stubble burning has been reported in Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Gurugram, Mahendragarh, Nuh, and Rewari.
Providing details on the government’s initiatives, a government spokesperson today said that this year, 13,200 modern agricultural machines-such as super seeders and balers-have been made available to farmers with subsidies of up to 50 percent. Furthermore, farmers who adopt crop residue management practices are being provided an incentive of Rs 1,200 per acre, with a total expenditure of Rs 500 crore allocated for this purpose.
The spokesperson added that 79 sensors and 36 drones have been deployed to monitor villages prone to stubble burning incidents. Taking swift action against those violating the rules, 62 challans have been issued, imposing fines totaling Rs 3.55 lakh, of which Rs 2.30 lakh has already been recovered. Additionally, 74 FIRs have been registered, and ‘red entries’ (adverse remarks in land records) have been made in 19 cases. Show-cause notices have also been issued to 109 nodal officers for negligence in the discharge of their duties.
