At the very least 12 cities and cities within the state on Monday recorded poor air high quality with the Air High quality Index (AQI) falling between 201 and 300, the Haryana State Air pollution Management Board (HSPCB) information reveals, regardless of “a 29 per cent discount in stubble burning incidents in comparison with the corresponding interval final 12 months”.
Recorded at 4 pm Monday, the HSPCB information — obtainable for 22 cities and cities — reveals the AQI in Panchkula, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Hisar, Jind, Kurukshetra, Mewat (Mandikhera), Murthal (Sonipat) and Yamunanagar was within the class of “poor”. The air high quality within the different ten cities within the state was discovered to be “average” with the AQI between 101 and 200.
The HSPCB has 29 stations throughout 24 cities and cities to measure air high quality, although information for 2 stations Rohtak and Narnaul weren’t obtainable as a result of technical causes.
There are six AQI classes — Good (AQI 0-50), Passable (51-100), Reasonably Polluted (101-200), Poor (201-300), Very Poor (301-400) and Extreme (401-500). Every class is set primarily based on ambient focus values of air pollution and their doubtless well being impacts (referred to as well being breakpoints).
In keeping with an HSPCB official, even within the average class, “respiratory discomfort to the folks with lungs, bronchial asthma and coronary heart ailments is noticed whereas respiratory discomfort to most individuals on extended publicity is noticed when the AQI falls to the poor class”.
HSPCB Senior Environmental Engineer (Air Cell) Nirmal Kashyap mentioned, “Highway mud brought on by autos and building actions are main contributors to air air pollution. We’ve got constituted 5 flying squads to examine generator units, building and industrial actions to make sure the Board’s directions usually are not violated.”
Kashyap mentioned low temperature coupled with poor airflow prevents mud dispersion, thus adversely affecting the air high quality.
Officers mentioned the poor AQI was recorded in these cities and cities when the variety of stubble burning incidents from October 19 to 27 decreased three to fifteen a day in comparison with 14 to 98 final week October 12 to 18.
The Haryana authorities on Monday claimed to have taken important steps for crop residue administration within the state.
A authorities spokesperson mentioned, “Following the directives of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, a state-specific scheme has been carried out, offering monetary help to farmers for crop residue administration whereas setting zero burning targets for panchayats to curb stubble burning incidents.”
“Farmers are being given an incentive of Rs1,000 per acre for managing paddy crop residues,” mentioned the spokesperson including, “Consequently, there was a complete of 713 incidents of stubble burning recorded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Analysis this 12 months until now, marking a 29 per cent discount in comparison with the corresponding interval final 12 months.”
The spokesperson mentioned the federal government was offering subsidised crop administration tools to farmers for each in-situ and ex-situ administration. “From 2018-19 to 2024-25, 1,00,882 crop residue administration machines have been made obtainable to farmers at a subsidy of fifty to 80 per cent. This 12 months, farmers have bought 9,844 machines.”
“As well as, an incentive of Rs 7,000 per acre is offered for adopting different crops in paddy areas below the Mera Pani-Meri Virasat Yojana. This 12 months, 33,712 farmers have registered for crop diversification, choosing different crops as an alternative of paddy on 66,181 acres. From 2020-21 to 2023-24, incentives value Rs 223 crore have been disbursed to farmers,” the spokesperson added.
