New Delhi: Recently, the central government will soon bring a permanent solution to the problem of burning stubble. Where Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Purushottam Rupala told the Rajya Sabha on Friday that the Central Government is preparing a plan to deal with this problem. He, however, clarified that at present there is no provision for compensation to the farmers in lieu of stubble. The Minister, in response to a supplementary question, told the House that a special committee was constituted in the meeting chaired by the Secretary of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Who will make a new plan to solve the stubble. He assured the House that the committee would prepare the plan in a month or two.
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At the same time, according to information received from sources, Rupala said, in some states, the farmer burns the straw to sow the next crop. Where the government will make these farmers aware of the impact of the stubble crop on the crop. Apart from this, the government has given Rs 1151 crore machines to farmers for stubble management. So far, 55 thousand machines have been distributed to three states.
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On this, Rupala told the House that according to estimates, one ton of paddy straw has about 5.5 kg nitrogen, 2.3 kg phosphorus pentoxide, 25 kg potassium oxide and 1.2 kg sulfur. Burning of the straw leaves 400 kg of carbon. Due to this, the essential elements of the land are eliminated, as well as the effect of the temperature, moisture, phosphorus and organic elements on the ground.
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