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Estimating loss of ecosystem services due to paddy straw burning in North-west India

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Title Estimating loss of ecosystem services due to paddy straw burning in North-west India
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Creator SURESH KUMAR
D. K. Sharma
DR SINGH
H BISWAS
KV PRAVEEN
VIKAS SHARMA
 
Subject Crop residue burning; ecosystem services; Northwest India
 
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Crop residue burning is severe in rice–wheat cropping system of North-western states
(Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and western Uttar Pradesh) of India, where
mechanized harvesting of rice using combine harvesters is a common practice, and
management of leftover residue in the short window of 10–15 days for timely
sowing of wheat is a formidable task. Moreover, there is a lack of user-friendly, costeffective,
and economically viable options and, around 23 million tonnes of rice
residue is burnt annually in the region. Burning biomass not only pollutes
environment but also results in loss of appreciable amount of plant’s essential
nutrients. Straw burning releases soot particles, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide,
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, thus
causing serious deterioration in atmospheric quality and human health hazards. We
attempted to identify and quantify the environmental cost of paddy straw burning
in North-west India. Using extant coefficients, it is estimated that cost of paddy
residue burning is INR (Indian National Rupee) 8953 per ha, and the social cost of
burning is INR 3199 crores per annum in the region.
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Date 2020-07-16T04:38:38Z
2020-07-16T04:38:38Z
2019-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/38161
 
Language English
 
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