'If we do not burn the residue, wheat sowing will be delayed and that will ultimately affect the yield'
'Punjab farmers were unnecessarily being targeted and defamed for air pollution in Delhi'
Farmers of Haryana suffered because of unseasonal rain.
EY Foundation India and India Paryavaran Sahayak Foundation have come up with a cost-efficient and scalable solution. The project involves spreading awareness and driving usage of in-field straw management practices among farmers, to reduce the air pollution caused due to crop residue burning.
Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.
With paddy growers being blamed for causing air pollution, farm experts and farmers' outfits said they are compelled to burn stubble as they do not have any other feasible and cheap option.
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