Regardless of being useful in many ways, at the moment paddy stubble has turned out to be a nuisance in northwestern India, especially Haryana. Therefore, this study tried to access the scale of stubble burning, discover underlying causes, the existing condition of different in situ as well as ex situ utilization and management practices. Charting reasons for lower adoption of management techniques, mapping stubble trade and eventually look for the solution from the perspective of all the participants. Findings of the study revealed that despite underestimation of burning area and recorded minor decline, the area burnt over the last 5 years still covered a quarter of the total cultivated space. Majority (> eighty percent) of the paddy fields that were harvested mechanically underwent stubble burning regardless of the variety cultivated or size of the farm. This problem originated primarily due to: (i) Falling groundwater leading to enactment of preservation law, which reduced the time window for sowing wheat crop after harvesting paddy; (ii) Shrinking supply of agricultural labor coupled with their increased harvesting charges made combine harvesting comparatively more cost-effective; and (iii) Inherent limitations of the prevailing combine harvesting technology, etc. Obligated by these factors, the majority of the respondents opt to in situ stubble burning. Even though small in scale, the mapped contemporary marketing chain might be useful for businesses. The institutional solution tackled this problem from a single side only, i.e., in situ management. Whereas, farmers and experts voiced for the need for a mix of management options to be put at their disposal.

尽管在许多方面都有用，但目前在印度西北部，尤其是哈里亚纳邦，稻茬还是很麻烦的。因此，本研究试图获得胡茬燃烧的规模，发现潜在原因，不同原地的现状以及非原地利用和管理实践。列出减少采用管理技术的原因，绘制残茬交易图，并最终从所有参与者的角度寻找解决方案。研究结果表明，尽管燃烧面积被低估并且录得轻微下降，但最近5年的燃烧面积仍占耕种总面积的四分之一。多数（> 机械收获的稻田中有百分之八十进行了茬茬焚烧，无论耕种的品种或农场的规模如何。造成这一问题的主要原因是：（i）地下水下降导致制定了保护法，从而缩短了收获稻谷后播种小麦作物的时间窗口；ii农业劳动力供应减少，加上收成费用增加，使联合收割更具成本效益；（iii）现行联合收割机技术的固有局限性。受这些因素的约束，大多数答复者选择就地茬茬焚烧。尽管规模很小，但映射的当代营销链可能对企业有用。体制性解决方案仅从单方面解决了这个问题，即 现场管理。鉴于农民和专家表示需要混合使用多种管理方案。