The Centre’s WAPCOS reported that 90 per cent of farmers stated that stubble decomposes in 15-20 days after spraying of bio-decomposer, claimed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday and urged the Central Government to ask neighbouring States to distribute it for free among farmers. He added that the agency found the Pusa bio-decomposer, a microbial solution for stubble management, highly effective.
Kejriwal will soon meet Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav and will urge him to ask the States to stop stubble burning using bio-decomposers.
While stubble burning in Delhi’s neighbouring States in October is a major factor behind high level of air pollution according to SAFAR and other agencies, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government approached the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana.
Kejriwal said there is no point blaming and penalising farmers when the State Governments have done nothing to curb the stubble burning.
Citing Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS’) report, Kejriwal said 90 per cent farmers say stubble decomposes in 15 -20 days after spraying of bio-decomposer.
“Fields are now ploughed once or twice instead of 6-7 times, the amount of organic carbon increased by 42 per cent, nitrogen in the soil increased by 24 per cent, bacteria content 7 times, the sprouting of wheat increased by 17-20 per cent and the yields increased by 8 per cent,” he said while briefing the media online.
