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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

CAQM team visits Punjab’s Moga District to review Enforcement Measures during Paddy Harvesting Season 2026

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A high-level delegation of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), led by Member (Technical) Dr. T.S. Panwar, visited Punjab's Moga district to review ground-level enforcement measures during the paddy harvesting season 2026. The delegation engaged with district officials and conducted field visits to hotspot villages to evaluate administrative preparedness, inter-departmental coordination, and the execution of in-situ and ex-situ paddy residue management. The team assessed the deployment and availability of Crop Residue Management (CRM) machinery and stressed the importance of continuous monitoring and timely field-level action to curb stubble burning incidents.

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