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Stubble burning has once again become a political flashpoint with the Delhi government calling for a minister-level meeting on Saturday..
Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the city-state was spraying bio-decomposer for the stubble produced in Delhi and remained unable to enforce the Punjab government's pollution control plan within its boundaries...
Punjab's plan cannot be made in Delhi..
Rai said that solutions to stubble burning also required the active involvement of other neighbouring states Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan as well as the Central government...
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