Haryana Doubles Fine For Stubble Burning, Rs 1.65 Lakh Collected In Fines
NDTV
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has taken a significant step to curb stubble burning by issuing orders to ensure the imposition of revised Environmental Compensation (EC) in cases of stubble burning instances.
In a stricter move to curb air pollution, the Haryana government has doubled the fine for stubble burning, now for two acres of land the farmers will have to pay an environmental compensation fee of Rs 5,000 up from Rs 2,500 and the fine collection so far stands at Rs 1.65 lakh.
Deputy Director of Agriculture, Babu Lal said, "In Kaithal district, 172 cases of stubble burning have been identified so far and 67 cases were uncertain but we have registered cases on 93 of them. The fine collection so far stands at Rs 1.65 lakh. According to the new rules, the fine for land up to 2 acres has been doubled from Rs 2500 to Rs 5000."
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has taken a significant step to curb stubble burning by issuing orders to ensure the imposition of revised Environmental Compensation (EC) in cases of stubble burning instances.