New Delhi:
What is the reason for air pollution in Delhi…? There is hardly any person who does not know the answer to this question. A large number of farmers are burning stubble in Punjab and Haryana, due to which the country’s capital has turned into a gas chamber. But NASA data shows that compared to previous years, incidents of stubble burning have reduced in Haryana and Punjab, then why has the pollution level not reduced? Pollution in Delhi has not reduced even an iota as compared to previous years. AQI level has crossed 500 in many areas of Delhi. Then how come NASA satellite is saying that farmers in Haryana and Punjab have burnt less stubble this year? Even during the hearing in the Supreme Court on the issue of pollution, the Delhi government’s lawyer argued that farmers were burning stubble after 2.30 pm so that they could not be caught by satellite.
NASA satellite figures are shocking
According to data collected by NASA satellite, 80,346 incidents of stubble burning by farmers were recorded in Punjab in the year 2020. In the year 2021, 69,445 incidents of stubble burning were recorded, which reduced to 47,788 in 2022 and 33,082 in 2023. So far in the year 2024, only 8,404 incidents of stubble burning by farmers have been reported. Similarly, in Haryana, 3710 incidents of stubble burning have been recorded in the year 2020, 6094 in 2021, 3272 in 2022, 2031 in 2023 and so far only 1082 incidents have been recorded in 2024. Now the question is arising that when the level of pollution is not decreasing, then how come the incidents of stubble burning are decreasing year after year.
Farmers are dodging satellites!
NASA’s satellite keeps an eye on most of the states of India including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP and Delhi. This satellite captures where stubble is being burnt. But NASA scientists suspect that farmers of Punjab and Haryana are dodging the satellite. Stubble is burning in these states, but it is not being captured by satellite. To avoid satellite sighting, farmers wait for the right time to burn stubble.
Farmers caught the timing of satellite?
Actually, Nara satellite passes over Punjab and Haryana at around 1:30 pm. NASA scientists estimate that the farmers of Punjab and Haryana have come to know this timing. That’s why most of the farmers are burning the stubble in their fields after 1.30 pm. After 1:30 pm, it escapes from NASA’s satellite due to burning of stubble. The stubble fire extinguishes within a few hours. In such a situation, when NASA’s satellite passes over these places again, it sees the area clearly. In this way the farmers of Haryana and Punjab are dodging NASA’s satellite.
Korean satellite exposed
South Korea has approved NASA’s claim. Korean scientists have claimed that farmers of Punjab and Haryana are burning stubble only after noon. A South Korean satellite passes over these cities every 10 minutes. This satellite data shows that stubble is being burnt after noon in Haryana and Punjab. Also, Korean satellite data shows that incidents of stubble burning have increased in Haryana and Punjab compared to previous years.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi is also claiming that incidents of stubble burning have increased across the country. Chief Minister Atishi has held the Central Government responsible for the increasing pollution and said that the incidents of stubble burning are continuously increasing in different states across the country. At the same time, the Supreme Court has expressed displeasure on the Delhi government over the delay in implementing Group 4. Atishi has said that the incidents of stubble burning are continuously increasing in different states across the country and the central government is responsible for this. The central government is not putting any control on these states, whereas Punjab is a state where the incidents of stubble burning have reduced and they have been banned. The people of Delhi are unable to breathe. Children and the elderly are facing the most problems.
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