A man burns paddy waste stubble in a field in Karnal district of the northern state of Haryana, India, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mayank Bhardwaj/Files
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - When it comes to air quality there are few worse places to live on the planet than New Delhi, and driving north out the Indian capital it is easy to see why, as plumes of smoke rise from the burning farmland lining the expressway.
Every year, at this time, farmers in states surrounding the sprawling mega-city are burning off the crop straw and stubble in preparation for the sowing season.
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