New Delhi Sept 24 PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said paddy straw is not a liability anymore and urged neighbouring states to make the Pusa bio-decomposer available to their farmers for in-situ management of crop residueHe also said the microbial solution which can turn stubble into manure will be sprayed over 4300 acres belonging to 844 farmers in Delhi Last year 310 farmers had used it on 1935 acres of landPaddy straw is not a liability anymorewe would burn it earlier but now the solution can turn into an asset We appeal to all states to make this low-cost solution available to their farmers like Delhi did Kejriwal said while launching the preparations of the Pusa bio-decomposer at Kharkhari Nahar village in southwest DelhiWAPCOS a Central government agency which conducted an audit of the bio-decomposer found that the carbon and nitrogen content of the soil where it was used last year had increased significantlyHe said the Centres Commission for Air Quality Management has also acknowledged the success of the bio-decomposer and has directed Punjab Haryana and UP to use itAccording to officials Uttar Pradesh will use bio-decomposer in 10 lakh acres of area Punjab in five lakh acres Haryana one lakh acreCompared to other expensive alternatives for in-situ management of paddy straw the bio-decomposer costs less than Rs 1000 per acre he saidEnvironment Minister Gopal Rai said the Delhi government will start spraying the solution in fields from October 5Most of the stubble is generated in Punjab Haryana and neighbouring states Thats why we have been saying that until all the states together move towards the solution of stubble decomposition it is difficult to solve the problem he saidPusa Institutes Bio-Decomposer Management Nodal Officer Indramani Mishra said 10 companies have been given licences to make capsules of the bio-decomposer PTI NITGVS TIR TIR

New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Senior officials of the Environment and Development departments of the Delhi government on Thursday submitted the 'Third Party Audit Report' regarding stubble decomposition using the bio-decomposer, to the Commission for Air Quality Management.