From the archive record
Farmers in the vast agricultural plains of Punjab get to work in autumn burning the stubble from paddy, wheat, and other crops. This is a practice followed in many agricultural communities in India where the stubble of crops are intentionally burnt for faster preparation of the soil for the next batch of crops. This practice has been restricted because of pollution caused by the particles. This smog and particles are also a big contributor to the high levels of pollution in neighbouring cities like Delhi. Winter air pollution across North India due to crop burning in Punjab. Aerial view of burning residue in the field of Punjab, these crop burning releases lots smoke into the atmosphere which affects health. Every year in Punjab, about 7 to 8 million metric tonnes of paddy residue is bur