A farmer burns paddy stubble at a farm on the outskirts of Amritsar. (File Photo | PTI) 
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Stubble burning: Delhi govt forms impact assessment panel to ascertain effect of Pusa bio-decomposer

The panel will have 15 members, including MLAs, and officials from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, and Agriculture Department.

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Friday set up an impact assessment committee to ascertain the effect of Pusa bio-decomposer in reducing pollution due to stubble burning in the national capital.

Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the panel will have 15 members, including MLAs, and officials from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, and Agriculture Department.

"The government has decided to set up an impact assessment committee to ascertain the impact of Pusa bio-decomposer in reducing pollution due to stubble burning in Delhi," Rai said during a press conference.

The committee has been asked to submit an assessment report to the government within a week.

The report will be presented before the Supreme Court after Diwali, he said.

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