In western UP's #Shamli district, #farmers continue to burn stubble despite fines being imposed by the administration.<br /><br />While the state agriculture department claims that it has distributed 'decomposer solution' free of cost to 10,000 farmers, not a single farmer was aware of such initiatives in the three villages visited by Newslaundry.<br /><br />Read the full report by Akanksha Kumar on #StubbleBurning: https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/11/27/why-shamlis-farmers-continue-to-burn-stubble-despite-the-threat-of-fines<br /><br />Sign up for our all-new media newsletter: https://bit.ly/StopPressNewsletter<br /><br />Support independent media and subscribe to Newslaundry: http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree<br /><br />To watch this and many more videos, click on http://www.newslaundry.com/<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry