Bio-decomposer

Sept. 15, 2024

Recently, the environment minister said that the Delhi government has started preparations to spray bio-decomposer over 5,000 acres of farmland in New Delhi.

About Bio-decomposer:

It is a microbial liquid spray which, when sprayed onto paddy stubble, breaks it down in a way that can be easily absorbed into the soil, whereby farmers then have no need to burn the stubble.
It has been developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI).
The government has been spraying the bio-decomposer solution free of cost since 2020 over farmlands in outer Delhi.
It has been used by the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi.
Advantages:
- By spraying bio-decomposer, farmers won’t need to burn their paddy stubble, which will not only help in reducing pollution but also increase soil fertility.
- Its use enriches the soil with Organic Carbon (OC), nutrients and soil biological and physical properties.
- It is an efficient and effective, cheaper, doable and practical technique to stop stubble burning. It is an eco-friendly and environmentally useful technology.