<span style="color: #222222;">Government has said that active paddy residue burning events in Punjab, Haryana and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh have comes down significantly this year. To curb and abate air pollution during the ongoing harvest season, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas has been actively monitoring paddy residue burning events from 15th of last month onwards in these states.<br />”<br />”Environment Ministry said, as per the report based on the protocol framed by ISRO for the Commission, paddy residue burning events have been reduced by 69.49 percent in Punjab, by 18.28 percent in Haryana and by 47.61 percent in the eight NCR Districts of Uttar Pradesh during the one-month period compared to the same period last year.<br />”<br />”The Ministry said, no fire counts have been reported from Delhi and two NCR Districts of Rajasthan. The first paddy residue burning was reported on 16th September in Punjab, 28th September in Haryana and 18th September in the NCR area of Uttar Pradesh. The major hotspots of paddy residue burning in the state of Punjab are Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Patiala and Ludhiana.<br />”<br />”These four districts account for 72 percent of stubble burning events. Similarly, the major hotspots in Haryana are Karnal, Kaithal and Kurukshetra. These three districts account for 80 percent of the stubble burning incidences.<br />”<br />”The Commission for Air Quality Management is taking up with the State Governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on a daily basis to ensure strict implementation of the action plan and the framework to curb paddy residue burning events.</span><br />