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CAQM empowers 5 States/UTs to prosecute officials over inaction on stubble burning

CAQM empowers 5 States/UTs to prosecute officials over inaction on stubble burning

New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday authorised the district authorities in Punjab, Haryana, NCR areas of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi to file complaints or prosecute officials for inaction on stubble burning enforcement.
The commission also directed districts administrations and state governments to intensify vigilance against paddy stubble burning during harvest season, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said in a statement.
The CAQM has deputed 26 Central teams to the hotspot districts in Punjab and Haryana to maintain close liaison with the district level authorities in their endeavours to optimize the utilisation of all available resources/ means for various in situ/ ex situ management applications, besides setting up a “Paddy Stubble Management Cell” at Chandigarh, for coordinated and continuous monitoring of the field level actions.

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