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issues. In addition to this, increase in
global warming, loss of bio-diversity,
and depleting soil conditions, are
some of the other negative impacts.
Apart from that, this practice
influences the agriculture as well.
Though to sow the next crop, the
farmers burn the stubble or parali,
but it in turn affects the agricultural
productivity as it causes a steep
decline, and renders the agricultural
land as unsuitable over the time. The
repeated burning causes loss and
damage for the farmers in the longer
run, which they do not realize at the
moment.

Realizing the gravity of the
problem, ICICI Foundation for
Inclusive Growth, which focuses
on sustainable environment as
one of its key driving force for
work, was propelled to address
the issue. Towards building a green
future, collaboration among key
stakeholders is essential. Hence, we
partnered with Punjab Agricultural
e are all the field, whilst the upper part Management & Extension Training
grappling is harvested on ripening. `Parali’ Institute (PAMETI) housed on the
with the burning is a longstanding agricultural Punjab Agricultural University
consequence of practice, as it is of no value to campus, to bring in their agricultural
Wenvironmental the farmers, and hence the best expertise and build a sustainable
Building a Now is the crucial time to take there is a time crunch between the Innovation is the key enabler for
degradation and climate change.
solution for them is to burn it. Since
solution together.
sustainable environmental
harvesting and sowing seasons,
Greener Future Sustainable Development Goals inexpensive way. belief that `parali’ is wasted, only
burning is the quickest and the most
actions, for mankind to thrive. Our
an enduring change. With the
(SDGs) focus on building a green
till its wasted, we devised a three-
This inexpensive solution for the
planet and environment, and has
pronged strategy which incorporates
become all the more significant now,
when environmental pollution has farmers, however costs a lot to technology, mechanization,
the environment. Burning the
green practices, and eco-friendly
become an impending threat. residue results in air pollution, solutions. We started with the
ICICI Foundation’s Parali Management Initiative is driving positive smog, and depleting air quality in-situ management where the
change, reducing pollution, and empowering farming communities for a Recently, ‘parali’ or stubble burning which consequently lead to crop residues are removed and
has become a leading contributor
adverse health hazards in terms of
transformed into valuable products
more sustainable and thriving planet to air pollution, especially in Punjab respiratory issues for both humans on the field itself. This is facilitated
and Haryana. What is `parali’? It and animals/birds. It also poses through machines like Happy Seeder
is the lower portion with roots of risk of aggravating existing health Machines, Super Seeder Machines,
paddy crops, which remains on conditions or cause skin and eye Mulching Reversible Plough, Boom

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