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ISSN No:-2456-2165
Nishima Chaddha
Assistant Professor, Uttaranchal Institute of Technology
Uttaranchal University
Dehradun, India
There are many ways to turn a' waste' commodity (i.e. IV. BURNING OF CROP RESIDUES IN INDIA
straw) into something worthwhile.
India being the second major populated country in the
The objectives of this paper are to: world also having history in agriculture, produces vast
quantities of food grains such as rice and wheat for domestic
Investigate alternative uses of parali
consumption and export. According to data provided by
Identify the best likely alternative to be adopted around
government agencies, production of major crops in 2012-13
the world
is shown in table 2. Among the various crops cultivated,
Investigate alternative disposal method of parali majority crop residue of rice, wheat, and sugarcane are
Identify eco-friendly disposal mode of parali burnt. These crops have significant returns on investment
Reduce the rate of pollution which makes it extremely difficult for farmers to find
alternative crops that yield lower residues from crops.
Shrub Master Paddy Straw Chopper Rotavator Zero Till Seed cum Fertilizer
/Shredder Drill
Fig.3:- Different machines for harvesting and seeding of crops
From the above study, it can be concluded that [1]. S. Bhuvaneshwari, Hiroshan Hettiarachchi and Jay N.
different researchers have worked on crop residues Meegoda “Residue Burning in India: Policy
management and its disposal. Various methods have been Challenges and Potential Solutions”, Int. J. Environ.
used for its disposal and making the best outcomes of Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 832
residues. Bio-oil is produced from crop residues through the [2]. NPMCR. Available online:
process of pyrolysis. Different types of pyrolysis such as http://agricoop.nic.in/sites/default/files/NPMCR_1.pdf
fast pyrolysis, steam pyrolysis, microwave pyrolysis are (accessed on 6 December 2019).
performed to obtain bio-oil from crop residues at different [3]. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble_burning
temperatures and pressure. Emission of harmful gases like [4]. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F
CO, CO2, NO, particulate matter etc. are also recorded so %2Fwww.forbesindia.com%2Farticle%2Fspecial%2F
their rate of emission can be reduced. By adopting various air-pollution-map-of-india-what-is-your-city-
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has been reduced by 32-40 % in the year 2014-18. The nKjaa8i8DJg9b&ust=1575910948688000&source=im
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producing bio-oil from crop residues and thus reducing the CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAw
rate of air pollution and improving the quality of air. [5]. https://encrypted-
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ABBREVIATIONS
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CPCB Central Pollution Control Board
K Potassium
N Nitrogen
NOx Oxides of Nitrogen
N2O Nitrogen dioxide
NPMCR National Policy for Management of
Crop Residue
NRSA National Remote Sensing Agency
P Phosphorus
PM Particulate Matter
S Sulphur
SOx Oxides of Sulphur