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What is the News?
Delhi Chief Minister has said that a third-party audit conducted by WAPCOS — a PSU under the Union Jal Shakti Ministry — has found the Pusa bio-decomposer, a microbial solution to turn crop stubble into manure is “highly effective”.
Note: In 2020, the Delhi government had given Pusa bio-decompose for free to all city farmers.
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WAPCOS Survey on Farmers using Pusa Bio Decomposer
The auditors surveyed 79 farmers in 15 villages spread across four districts in Delhi. The key findings were:
Firstly, 90% of the farmers said that the stubble decomposed within 15-20 days, whereas it would previously take 40-50 days.
Secondly, after using Pusa-bio decomposer, the soil needs to be ploughed only once or twice, opposed to earlier 6-7 times.
Thirdly, the organic carbon content in the soil increased to 40 per cent as the stubble ended up becoming manure.
Fourthly, the soil-nitrogen levels increased by 24%, helpful bacteria content increased seven times and fungal content increased threefold.
Source: This post is based on the article “Centre should direct States to use bio-decomposer: CM” published in The Hindu on 13th September 2021.
