NEW DELHI, Oct 7: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that creating awareness among farmers is crucial to curb stubble burning as he suggested active involvement of panchayats, local representatives, and nodal officers at village level for management of crop residues.

Ahead of paddy harvesting season, Chouhan chaired a key meeting here on stubble management along with Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav.

According to an official statement, the meeting was attended virtually by Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Haryana Agriculture Minister Shyam Singh Rana, Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, and Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

The meeting focused on strategies to curb

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