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Stubble burning: 54 FIRs in Haryana's Karnal, Kaithal; 45 officials served notices

Panchkula, Nov 12 (UNI) Haryana authorities have registered 54 FIRs over stubble burning in Karnal and Kaithal districts, imposed financial penalties and initiated action against farmers on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal, while 45 officials have been served notices over lapses linked to crop residue burning incidents.
The action comes as the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) warned of a rise in farm fires around Diwali and directed authorities in four Haryana districts to intensify surveillance over the next seven days.
CAQM member S.D. Atri, reviewing pollution control measures with senior administrative and police officials from Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Jind on Thursday, said the coming week would be crucial in preventing further incidents. He said farm fires had remained largely under control before Diwali but increased suddenly in some districts around the festival.
Kaithal Deputy Commissioner Aparajita said 44 FIRs had been registered, including 36 following alerts from the Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC) and eight based on reports from field monitoring teams.
The administration has imposed penalties totalling Rs 1.60 lakh and initiated red entries against the farmers concerned on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal. Notices have also been issued to 45 officials and employees in connection with incidents reported in their areas.
Aparajita said October rainfall had delayed paddy harvesting and subsequent sowing operations, prompting some farmers to burn crop residue to clear their fields.
The district has deployed 681 village-level nodal officers, 11 flying squads, two drones and six sensors to monitor 272 paddy-growing villages.
However, the administration acknowledged a shortage of approximately 150 crop residue management machines despite having 3,800 in-situ machines and 317 ex-situ machines provided over the past three years.
In Karnal, Deputy Director of Agriculture Jaswinder Singh said 22 stubble-burning incidents had been reported through HARSAC, resulting in FIRs against 10 farmers. All 10 farmers have been penalised and red entries recorded against them on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal, making them ineligible to sell their produce at minimum support prices for the next two years, according to the district administration.
The cases were reported from Gharaunda, Nilokheri, Assandh and Nising blocks.
Karnal Deputy Commissioner Anand Kumar Sharma said around 683 officials and employees had been deployed for surveillance and enforcement. The prescribed penalties for stubble burning are Rs 5,000 for holdings below two acres, Rs 10,000 for two to five acres and Rs 30,000 for holdings exceeding five acres.
Karnal Police have registered cases under Section 39 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Agriculture Department said farmers in Karnal had received a 50 per cent subsidy on 519 crop residue management machines this year.
An incentive of Rs 1,200 per acre is also available under the residue management programme.
Atri directed officials to maintain strict surveillance in vulnerable villages, engage with farmers and ensure effective enforcement to prevent further farm fires. The crackdown has intensified pressure on farmers during the crop-sowing season, while notices to field officials have also placed the effectiveness of the administration's monitoring arrangements under scrutiny.
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