Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assessment on impact of pollution, 12/12/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assessment on impact of pollution, 12/12/2016. The Government has taken several steps to control the air pollution due to burning of crop residue which, inter alia, include finalisation of National Policy for Management of Crop Residues in 2014, which envisages adoption of technical measures and extending central financial assistance; issuance of directions under Section 18 (1) (b) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and under section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to the NCR States / UT including Punjab for ensuring strict enforcement of ban on burning of agricultural waste; issuing advisory in multimedia mode for curbing stubble burning in northern States of India; creating awareness amongst farmers; subsidizing cost of agriculture machineries; ban on open burning of agriculture residue by NCR states including Punjab; conducting regular co-ordination meetings at official and ministerial level in addition to regular meetings by Central Pollution Control Board; setting up of bio-mass power plants by Governments of Punjab and Haryana; constitution of Centralised Monitoring Committee etc.