Pollution, AQI, Crop stubble burning and 3D Printing

Plowed under with what...is there some special equipment to do that? I guess it would be great if we could plow it all out, and then collect it and process it. And can it be shred and used in cob houses. Or for growing mushrooms.

@wolfgirl569 Oh wow....maybe I can do with a picture of that...I just sent a message to one of the chief minister with this suggestion, and I even got a reply. Somebody perused it....wow...many of the suggestions get ignored. This one got the attention apparently. Now, if I can get the picture, I could send it to that chief minister so that he can do some procurement.

@vandana7 Just the usual plows and disc used to work the ground. It then breaks down and is fertilizer

But does it not result in any plant diseases surviving?

@vandana7 If the field is diseased, then you would be ordered to burn it but not otherwise.

That's what I assumed. In Iowa we had "crop rotation."

@RebeccasFarm The resultant pollutants get caught in the fog and remain in air for long, the season being such. Added to that is our festival around the period. People simply don't want to stop using fireworks. No consideration what so ever for others. Old people, sick people, people with asthma, and other respiratory issues, as well as kids have it tough and even others cannot be very healthy with such particulates floating around because the air we breath in takes in those pollutants.

They burn that stubble leading to pollution.

@vandana7 Most likely they do here too.

AI's are scary ..3D printers...not. :) I am planning to redo a couple of my properties. Waiting for technology to become cheaper than it is right now. Maybe 5 o 7 years from now. Max, 10 years.

@TheHorse 3-D printer is a new tech for construction activity and even for making small models. It means the basic drawing is finalized by software like Auto CAD and the like...then fed into 3-D printer..which takes the mix of concrete unique to it, and prints out the building layer by layer...with nozzle...I am fascinated by it because it does look like its pooping...Evil Grin. Let me pull up something I watched the other day with rice husk. Not able to locate that one. Saves time. Uses waste plastic, rice husk...in between those triangular gaps. Plastic waste is shred and mixed in the concrete. It reduces the need for water proofing. For 3rd world countries like ours, we do not care about carcinogenic aspects as yet. I would think by using up plastics we actually prevent it from lying helter skelter and give it time to disintegrate. Don't know...for sure though. For now, this seems to be the idea...50 years ...good time....I will be picture on wall. Cost reduction 1/3rd. Speed..fantastic... there too there is cost reduction, because I would have to forego rents. 5 years to 7 years. I can wait.

I don't even understand 3-D printers.

Yeah...that is what I have read from most of the Americans and Australians. You too have a great day Linda. :)

@LindaOHio Hugs Linda. :)

@vandana7 Thank you very much.

Taking a cue from you, I suggested to one of our Chief Ministers. Lets see what he does.

@vandana7 Oh, that's excellent! If they don't take up the idea, more fool them!

@sharonelton It should also be feasible, Sharon. They will discuss and find out if it can be used as that or perhaps to provide the mulch for mushrooms.

I do know that. And feel very sorry for you people in Delhi.

@vandana7 Now we are habitual to that.

Really? We do think alike Pony. I look at those pistachios covers whatever you all call those, they are oh so cute...then peanut covers...then carpentry waste when they plane those...you bet...I want them all to be used....other than being used for creating decoration pieces.

Don't plant diseases survive with ploughing in?

@vandana7 They spray the crops for just about every disease known and a few more besides.

I suggested it to Mr. Kejriwal's office, few minutes ago after reading Sharon's response here. Just a shot in the dark. And well, I got a response...it is now under perusal.