Published on 22 Mar 2025
• The Government of Delhi has taken steps to spray bio-decomposer solution over the city’s farmlands.
• The Pusa bio-decomposer is a liquid microbial solution developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
• It contains fungi that break down cellulose, lignin, and pectin in paddy straw.
• It helps farmers convert stubble or parali (leftover crop stalks and roots after harvest) into manure instead of burning it, thus prevents stubble burning
• The bio-decomposer softens stubble so it can be mixed into the soil as compost.
• It decomposes paddy residue in 15–20 days.
• The program helps reduce pollution and increase soil fertility. It also improves seed germination, wheat productivity, and reduces the need for fertilisers like urea and DAP
• The government has been spraying the bio- decomposer solution free of cost since 2020 over farmlands in outer Delhi.
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