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Govt weighs use of hay pellets in power plants in bid to stop stubble burning

By District Energy posted 11-17-2017 00:00

  

Utpal Bhaskar, Live Mint

The recent spike in Delhi pollution, caused due to crop stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, has become a political flashpoint between the AAP, BJP and the Congress. Photo: Reuters

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New Delhi: In an attempt to contain the pollution crisis in India caused by crop stubble burning, the Union government is working on a plan that would involve thermal power generation plants buying hay pellets and mixing them with coal as fuel to generate electricity, power minister Raj Kumar Singh said.

The recent spike in Delhi pollution, caused due to crop stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, has become a political flashpoint between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

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