Beware Delhi! Prepare for smog again, stubble burning has begun

Stubble burning has become a major concern for authorities as it causes air pollution as well as reduces soil fertility

Do you remember how the plumes of blinding smoke billowed from the fields in Haryana and Punjab and travelled to Delhi-NCR? Be prepared! It might return to choke children, women, men and animals too. Stubble burning has begun.

"The incidents (of stubble burning) are being reported now, but not yet on a large scale. The condition of air is, however, dependent on many factors, including the concentration of emissions that reaches Delhi and that which is dispersed," an official from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said.

Though the National Green Tribunal banned crop burning in 2015, implementing the order