<span style="color: #222222;">In Uttar Pradesh, Government is taking action against those farmers who burn their crop residue and arrested more than hundred of them. Meanwhile, administration in Pilibhit district has come up with an unique idea and decided to distribute a capsule to the farmers which will covert the residue into compost at very low cost.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the capsule developed by Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi costs 5 rupees only and contains special micro-biological elements.<br />''<br />''Agriculture scientist Dr. Shailendra Dhaka told AIR that one needs only a kit of 4 capsules which will be used with 10-litre water and can convert crop residue of 6 bighas land into useful compost. The capsule has no side effects and it also maintains the moisture in field.<br />''<br />''DM of Pilibhit district Vaibhav Shrivastava has asked district agriculture department to order these capsules and distribute it among farmers so that the incidents of stubble burning can be curbed.</span><br />