The Asian Age  Deccan Chronicle

In order to discourage farmers from burning stubble, the Punjab government will bar offenders from taking panchayat land on lease in the future. Disclosing this here on Sunday, agriculture secretary Kahan Singh Pannu revealed that nearly 1.37 lakh acres of panchayati land were being used for agriculture, where the practice of open stubble burning could be averted effectively, through coherent compliance of government orders issued under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.