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Paddy Straw/ stubble Burning problem and its solution

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  The farmers of Punjab and Haryana region burn the paddy straw at the field to prepare the land for next corp. There is no use of the huge amount of paddy straw is produced during this season. It is estimated that nearly two tons of paddy straw is produced in each acre of land,  lakhs of acres are cultivated in whole Punjab and Haryana region. Tons of carbondioxide and particulate matters are released while burning of the stubble in open field. These hazardous materials create pollution nearby area including Delhi NCR .  There  is one of the solution is collection of paddy straw from farmers in baler form and used in Boiler for power generation.