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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | The 'Happy Seeder' in search of helping hands -Preeti Mehra

The 'Happy Seeder' in search of helping hands -Preeti Mehra

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published Published on Aug 30, 2018   modified Modified on Aug 30, 2018
-The Hindu Business Line

A campaign and fundraiser are trying to persuade farmers in Haryana and Punjab to opt for technology instead of using the polluting method of crop stubble burning in the sowing season this winter

October-November are the cruellest months for people living in the National Capital Region. A heavy smog slowly drifts in and hangs in through the winter, sending particulate matter (PM) levels soaring to a hazardous degree. Hospitals are crowded with patients complaining of respiratory complications.

In a climatic emergency of sorts, citizens are advised to wear masks when they venture out of their homes. Schools are shut for weeks till the smog slowly dissipates and an odd-even vehicle policy has to be put in place.

Every year, the Delhi government protests to neighbouring States — Haryana and Punjab — to put an end to stubble burning, one of the crucial contributing factors to winter pollution. Last year, it contributed to 60 per cent of Delhi’s smog.

The stubble is burnt by farmers ahead of the sowing season. They say they have no option but to set fire to the remnants of the previous harvest before they can start the seeding process afresh, even though it results in copious amount of smoke being emitted into the atmosphere.

But a new technology that was tested last year holds out hope. Called Happy Seeder, the tractor-mounted device has the capability to cut and lift the previous crop (in this case the rice straw) and sow a new (wheat) crop in its place. It also deposits the straw over the sown area as mulch.

The downside

While the Happy Seeder demonstrated its efficacy on the fields last year and several farmers who saw it function were enthusiastic about using it, they found its price prohibitive. Costing ?1.70 lakh and to be used for only two months in a year, it was not seen as a worthy investment.

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The Hindu Business Line, 28 August, 2018, https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/clean-tech/the-happy-seeder-in-search-of-helping-hands/article24802120.ece


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