Haryana government is planning to deploy drones to monitor farm fires as the paddy procurement exercise began in the state on Thursday.
“The state is also moving towards drone-based surveillance.
After the chief secretary Anurag Rastogi reviewed the state’s action plan for elimination of stubble burning in compliance with commission for air quality management (CAQM) directions, the state government said that the deputy commissioners (DCs) will finalise in advance the villages and locations where drones will fly. In accordance with CAQM directions, Haryana is in the process of deploying drones in association with Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana (DRIISHYA) for monitoring stubble-burning incidents,” the spokesperson said. The state’s enforcement plan stipulates three actions in every verified case of paddy stubble burning that includes registration of an FIR, challan and a “red entry” in the farmer’s land record. “Appropriate environmental compensation charges (ECC) will also be imposed and recovered from violators,” the spokesperson said.
