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Orchard waste burning: Smoke blankets south Kashmir villages, worsens air quality
- Srinagar, Nov 4: As the apple harvest season ends and farmers begin pruning their orchards, parts of south Kashmir are once again grappling with smoke from the burning of branches and twigs, raising concerns about air pollution and its impact on people with respiratory illnesses.
- In the apple-growing districts of Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam, evenings are often marked by a thick blanket of smoke rising from orchards where farmers burn pruned branches and twigs, locally used to make charcoal for winter.
- The practice, which has continued for decades, provides a readily available source of fuel…
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