India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government has adopted a multi‑layered mechanism for monitoring paddy stubble burning in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and the NCT of Delhi for control of air pollution from stubble burning.
A Standard Protocol for Estimation of Crop Residue Burning Fire Events using Satellite Data was developed by ISRO in consultation with State Remote Sensing Centers & Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and issued by CAQM in August, 2021.
Active fire locations of stubble (parali) burning are detected operationally during the satellite overpasses. In addition to it, burn scar (area) was also assessed using suitable satellite data. Reporting of p...