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Haryana Deploys Parali Protection Force, Drones Against Stubble Burning
Haryana wants to stop farmers from burning leftover paddy straw.
Burning the straw can worsen air quality and harm the environment.
The state will create teams called the Parali Protection Force to watch for fires.
Officials will also use drones, mobile applications and night patrols.
Farmers who are caught burning straw may face several penalties.
These include a police case, a fine-related notice and a mark on their land record.
Farmers can instead receive Rs 1,200 per acre for properly managing the residue.
The government will also move machines between districts so farmers have alternatives to burning.
Haryana will deploy a Parali Protection Force at district and block levels during the paddy harvesting season.
The state will intensify late-evening patrols and use drones and satellite-linked monitoring to detect stubble burning.
Verified incidents will result in an FIR, challan, land-record “red entry” and environmental compensation.
Farmers will receive Rs 1,200 per acre for using crop-residue management machinery, alongside existing equipment subsidies.
Officials have deployed 8,134 village-level nodal officers across Haryana’s 5,600 villages to monitor field activity.
- Who
- The Haryana government, police, agriculture and administrative officials, nodal officers, and participating departments.
- What
- Haryana is deploying a Parali Protection Force, drones, night patrols and financial incentives to curb paddy stubble burning.
- Where
- Across Haryana, including its districts, blocks, villages and identified drone-monitoring locations.
- When
- The measures will operate during the paddy harvesting season; officials reviewed the plan on Thursday.
- Why
- To eliminate stubble burning, protect air quality and comply with Commission for Air Quality Management directions while supporting residue management.
Key facts
- Farmer incentive
- Rs 1,200 per acre for optimal use of crop-residue management machinery.
- Monitoring personnel
- 8,134 village-level nodal officers have been deployed.
- Geographic coverage
- About 621,285 registered paddy farmers in 5,600 villages covering around 3.41 million acres.
- Enforcement
- Verified fires will trigger an FIR, challan, land-record “red entry” and environmental compensation.
- Surveillance
- Mobile applications, late-evening patrols, satellite detection and planned drone monitoring will be used.
- Equipment support
- Balers, rakers and other residue-management machinery will be moved between districts according to harvesting schedules.
Quotes
Anurag Rastogi
Haryana Chief Secretary who reviewed the state’s anti-stubble-burning action plan
“The objective is to protect the environment and air quality while supporting farmers in adopting sustainable residue-management practices.”
thestatesman.com
“We have to intensify ground-level monitoring and ensure prompt action against every verified instance of stubble burning.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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