India, May 2 -- The district administration has constituted multi-level committees to monitor stubble burning and directed the agriculture department to ensure swift FIR registration in identified cases of crop residue burning, officials said.

At a review meeting on Friday, deputy commissioner (DC) Uttam Singh said that any instance of crop residue burning must be acted upon immediately to prevent environmental damage.

Singh said that farmers violating norms will be flagged on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal. "Such action would have serious consequences, including disqualification from selling crops in mandis for the next two years and ineligibility for benefits under agriculture department schemes," he said.

The DC also directed offi...