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forest fires, burning of fuel wood, increasing

vehicular emission especially at tourist places.
Recommendations:

i. Awareness: The environmental issues and

concerns should be discussed with the local

people, especially farmers. The NGO’s and Govt.
agencies can play a vital role in this direction.

ii. Pay-as-farmer-burn Policies: The polluters
should be imposed with heavily fine, especially

those farmers involve in agriculture waste

burning practices for clearance of their fields.
iii. Developing market for pellets made out of

agricultural residues/waste which is currently

being burnt on fields. These pellets can be used
in domestic stoves as well as industrial

purposes. This will have dual benefits in
mitigating air pollution both in terms outdoor

air pollution and indoor air pollution.

iv. Identify and map schemes/programs of Govt. of
India with the potential to reduce BC emissions

like Ujjwala and Saubhagya yojana. The role of
such schemes in reducing BC needs to be

monitored and reported, accordingly.

v. Upgrading LPG distribution network by
developing a decision-making tool utilizing GIS

techniques for mapping road networks, LPG

distribution centers.