Amarinder Singh Crop Burning

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said he understands the problems the farmers of the state face, but they must not break the law by burning crop stubble. "This is a law of National Green Tribunal. My sympathies are with the farmers, but law is law and the law must take its course," Captain Singh said.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday launched three mobile apps aimed at checking crop residue burning and creating awareness about its effects on the environment and human health. The three Android mobile applications have been developed by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC).

A deal between the Punjab government and a Chennai-based firm to set up 400 plants to convert crop residue into bio-energy has raised hopes that stubble burning, which has contributed to a spike in particulate matter and choked Delhi, could end by next year.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said "farmers cannot be expected to give up crop residue burning completely", till the time they are provided viable solutions.

Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister, has said refused to meet his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, who had tweeted him this morning requesting an appointment to discuss the deadly smog that has enveloped Delhi for more than a week. Mr Singh has reiterated his stand that a meeting will be of no use

After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attributed the dense, deadly smog covering the capital largely to stubble burning in neighbouring states and suggested discussions with his counterparts in Punjab and Haryana to find economically viable alternatives to burning of crop residue, a concerned Pakistan has also taken necessary steps.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said he understands the problems the farmers of the state face, but they must not break the law by burning crop stubble. "This is a law of National Green Tribunal. My sympathies are with the farmers, but law is law and the law must take its course," Captain Singh said.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday launched three mobile apps aimed at checking crop residue burning and creating awareness about its effects on the environment and human health. The three Android mobile applications have been developed by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC).

A deal between the Punjab government and a Chennai-based firm to set up 400 plants to convert crop residue into bio-energy has raised hopes that stubble burning, which has contributed to a spike in particulate matter and choked Delhi, could end by next year.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said "farmers cannot be expected to give up crop residue burning completely", till the time they are provided viable solutions.

Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister, has said refused to meet his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, who had tweeted him this morning requesting an appointment to discuss the deadly smog that has enveloped Delhi for more than a week. Mr Singh has reiterated his stand that a meeting will be of no use

After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attributed the dense, deadly smog covering the capital largely to stubble burning in neighbouring states and suggested discussions with his counterparts in Punjab and Haryana to find economically viable alternatives to burning of crop residue, a concerned Pakistan has also taken necessary steps.