Nghe An: Villages suffocated by smoke from burning straw in the fields
(Baonghean.vn) - At this time, after harvesting the spring rice crop, farmers in many communes in Yen Thanh district are burning straw indiscriminately, causing the atmosphere in the countryside to become suffocating and at risk of pollution.
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| Farmers burn straw in the field in Hamlet 5, Bac Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh). Photo: Hai An |
In the fields of Hamlet 5, Bac Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, seen from afar, smoke from burning straw filled the sky, billowing into the village. A resident of Hamlet 5 said: “Straw burning all afternoon and evening makes the air in the village stuffy and polluted, very unpleasant.”
Passing through Xuan Thanh and Tang Thanh communes, peopleburning strawnear residential areas and roads. The smoldering fire in the straw piles makes the air even more stuffy and stinging. Many farmers share: Burning straw in the fields brings many conveniences such as not having to deal with straw in the fields after harvesting, and at the same time destroying the source of pests...
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| Smoke billowed all afternoon and night in the fields of Xuan Thanh commune (Yen Thanh). Photo: Hai An |
According to experts, burning straw and stubble right in the fields not only affects the living environment and human health, but also endangers people and vehicles, destroys soil nutrients, destroys beneficial natural enemies, and leads to many rice diseases.
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| Columns of smoke rise high above the fields of Bac Thanh commune (Yen Thanh). Photo: Hai An |
A representative of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district added: The district has advised farmers not to burn straw in the fields, which is both wasteful and polluting. Currently, only a few localities such as Lien Thanh commune have collected and sold straw, while the rest of the people have the habit of burning straw after harvest to keep up with the season.
Close-up of Nghe An farmers 'struggling' with straw and stubble in the hot sun
(Baonghean.vn) - Straw is light but cumbersome. Collecting straw in the hot sun is considered the most difficult step in the rice harvesting work of farmers.
Nghe An farmers burn straw in the fields: both wasteful and polluting
(Baonghean.vn) - At this time in Yen Thanh district, the fields after harvest are filled with smoke from people burning straw.
