In an attempt to prevent serious pollution caused by farmers burning plant debris every winter, Indian authorities have announced plans to build more than 100 biogas plants in the north of the country.

In addition, Reuters reported that thousands of farmers will be provided with equipment to remove stubble.

Poisonous pollution, which covered large areas of northern India every year, including the capital of New Delhi, was associated with the burning of straw and stubble from a previous season's rice crop to prepare for new plantings in October and November of each year.

This led to the fact that Delhi is considered one of the most polluted cities in the world.

A total of 140 biogas plants that will use the waste from rice cultivation as feedstock will be created by Indian Oil Corp Ltd with support from the Government of India, which will cost 35 billion rupees (about $ 7 billion).

50% of poultry farms in Western Europe are heated using biogas plants.

The government will also annually provide farmers with 100 thousand new machines to remove crop residues in the fields. However, environmental experts expressed skepticism about the plans.

Direct speech: “Given the amount of resources the government has, the effectiveness of this plan will depend on ongoing interaction with farmers,” said Nandikesh Sivalingam, Greenpeace program manager.

It was previously reported that, although incineration of plant debris is currently considered illegal, agricultural stakeholders have stated that it will continue because impoverished farmers cannot afford agricultural machinery.

Direct speech: “Farmers are attacked from all sides; even the supreme court accuses farmers of this matter. The court did not take into account the fact that almost 90% of farmers have land holdings of less than 1 ha. and a small purchasing power for the purchase of expensive cars, ”said Balbir Singh Rajeval, president of the Union of Bharatiya Kisan.

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