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MP records higher stubble burning than 5 states
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
|December 04, 2025
Using satellite remote sensing, ICAR detected 33,028 paddy residue burning events across six states between Sept 15 and November 20, 2025
AS the country grapples with worsening air quality, it has been revealed that Madhya Pradesh-the home state of Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan-is contributing the maximum to stubble burning.
According to the recent statistics pertaining to monitoring paddy residue burning in the country via satellite remote sensing, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) detected as many as 33,028 active burning events in six study states.
This story is from the December 04, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirunelveli.
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