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Q113 (UPPCS/2025) Environment & Ecology › Pollution & Conservation

With reference to 'Delhi Government's Bio-decomposer and Spray Programme', which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. The Bio-decomposer solution is provided free of cost to farmers to help convert stubble into manure.
2. The Bio-decomposer solution is prepared using a mix of several fungi.
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The Delhi Government's Bio-decomposer and Spray Programme is a flagship initiative aimed at curbing air pollution caused by stubble burning. Statement 1 is correct: The Delhi government provides the Pusa Bio-decomposer solution and the spraying service free of cost to farmers in the national capital to encourage in-situ decomposition of crop residue into nutrient-rich manure.

Statement 2 is correct: The Pusa Bio-decomposer, developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), is a microbial consortium comprising seven strains of fungi. These fungi produce enzymes (like cellulase and pectinase) that rapidly break down the complex cellulose and lignin in paddy straw. The process typically takes 20-25 days, helping improve soil health and preventing the environmental hazards associated with burning crop residues.

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