New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The CAQM intensified its field-level monitoring mechanism for prevention and control of paddy stubble burning with the deployment of flying squads in 34 districts across Punjab and Haryana till November 30, an official said on Monday.
The deployment covers 18 districts in Punjab and 16 districts in Haryana, providing extensive field-level monitoring across the two States during the critical paddy harvesting period, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) said.
“The strengthened field-level mechanism is aimed at ensuring timely assessment of the on-ground situation, close coordination among enforcement agencies and prompt preventive action to tackle stubble burning incidents during the harvesting season,” said the official in a statement.
The daily field-level reports from the flying squads will also facilitate continuous assessment of the situation by the Commission and enable coordinated follow-up with the concerned authorities, wherever required, it said.
The flying squads have been deployed in 34 districts across the two States from October 1 to November 30, following a communication made by the CAQM to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), it said.
The teams will coordinate with farmers, Parali Protection Force, district-level authorities, State Government Nodal Officers, officers of the respective State Pollution Control Boards, the CAQM Cell at SAS Nagar and the Commission, the statement said.
The ground situation, along with the steps taken to prevent further incidents of paddy stubble burning, will be reported to the CAQM Cell on a daily basis, it said.
The deployment has been structured in successive phases, with flying squads assigned to respective districts for different deployment periods to ensure sustained field-level monitoring throughout the paddy harvesting season 2026, it said.
The district-wise deployment covers key paddy-producing districts in Punjab, including Sangrur, Tarn Taran, Firozpur, Muktsar, Bathinda, Amritsar, Moga, Mansa, Fazilka, Patiala, Ludhiana, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Barnala, Malerkotla, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Fatehgarh Sahib, it said.
In Haryana, the deployment covers Jind, Fatehabad, Hisar, Kaithal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Karnal, Palwal, Jhajjar, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Faridabad, Panipat and Hansi, it said.
Source: IANS
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