Environmental Impact: Burdwan District's Open Burning of Rice Industry Residue
Shrabanti Mondal Mondal
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Abstract
AbstractAmong the majority of individuals in West Bengal, rice is one of the most important and beloved staple foods. The Burdwan district of West Bengal's greatest rice-producing area. The primary crop grown in this region is paddy, which is farmed in the Damodar Valley region. The rice industry is one of the most advanced agro-industries there. Then, a lot of area is used to produce this paddy in order to advance the development of this sector. This rice was harvested about 10 years ago, and the leftover grain was used for a variety of things, like calf feed, compost manure, roofing in rural regions, paper manufacturing, packing material, and more. Nevertheless, farmers today have a practice of burning the leftover rice in the open after the grain is removed during the harvesting process. Air pollution from this technique contributes significantly to climate change (smoke, fog, greenhouse effect, etc.) and human health. It releases gases such as NO2 (0.07 million tons), CO (9 million tons), CO2 (149.24 million tons), line dust, and black clouds. (For example, wheezing, a sore throat, and torn, stinging eyes)Then, government environmental affairs began this practice that is harmful to both human health and the environment. In 2014, the Union government installed machinery, persuaded farmers to recycle residue into a variety of products, and provided machinery to investigate agro-industrial potential for products such domestic fuel, cattle bedding, papers, fertilizer, and construction. By improving air quality, this act lessens its detrimental effects on the environment and public health.Key Words: Damodar, Manufacturing, Environmental, Machinery, Agro-industrial, Fertilizer, Construction, Human, Detrimental, Effects.
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