A brainstorming workshop on “Space-based solutions for effective management of stubble burning and air pollution” held at Punjab Remote Sensing Center on August 10, beneath the aegis of ISRO-DMSP, cultivated on Friday whereby 100 officers from totally different departments, universities, and farmers participated.

Experts collaborating within the workshop that harassed diversifying from rice crop cultivation, particularly in Punjab, Haryana and western UP, gives essentially the most sustainable resolution to supply Indians with each cleaner air and more healthy food plan.

Sarvjit Singh, IAS, extra chief secretary (ACS), agriculture, and chairperson, PRSC, known as upon the involved departments to work to resolve the issue for advantages and welfare of farmers. He urged all stakeholders to stay near nature with out disturbing it, which is within the bigger curiosity of all.

The shift of rice-cropping season in the direction of the tip of June to July has shortened the window to arrange the fields for subsequent crop sowing and has been answerable for stubble burning.

Adarsh ​​Pal Vig, chairperson, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Arijit Roy and CM Bhatt from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Rajbir Singh, director ATTARI, scientists from PAU, specialists from state distant sensing facilities of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh deliberated to supply resolution for this burning subject.

Experts from PPCB, division of agriculture, division of soil and water conservation, IIT Ropar, NGOs, industries and Punjab Remote Sensing Center shared their research to deal with stubble burning.

The specialists mentioned the ill-effects of stubble burning and advocated the in-situ and ex-situ strategies to deal with the issue as per the state of affairs.

Progressive farmers invited for the session shared their sensible data and advocated to plot low-cost low-horse energy pushed equipment to handle the stubble.

B Pateriya, director PRSC, in his opening comment, reiterated that pure assets: air, water and land are frequent assets for all and it is the accountability of all customers to maintain them secure and clear for present and future generations by even handed utilization and use of technological interventions.