Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) chairman Rajesh Verma Thursday said that after “Green Revolution, now a Stubble Revolution is taking place in Punjab”.

The CAQM chief’s remarks come when he was on a visit to Nabha and Rajpura Thermal Power Plants to review the process of mixing Biomass pellets with coal and to assess stubble management efforts in Patiala district. He was accompanied by CAQM member secretary Tarun Kumar Pithode.

After reviewing the Nabha plant, Verma said that paddy straw has now become a source of income for farmers in Punjab. “After the Green Revolution, farmers are now moving towards a Stubble Revolution. This has resulted in a significant decline in paddy stubble burning incidents this year compared to previous seasons,” he said.

Recalling his visit to Pu

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