Patna, Jan. 10 -- Bettiah (Bihar), Jan 10: While Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments are struggling to prevent farmers from burning the stubble that chokes Delhi's lungs, women in Bihar's West Champaran district have found the means to make good use of the same stubble in a productive manner.
The women are not only becoming self-sufficient through the management, but the farmers have found the much needed solution to the problem of stubble burning.
In many villages of the West Champaran district, women make items like mats and stools from the stubble.
An elderly women from Rampur village, Subhavati Devi said: "Such items were made earlier also, but now more women are showing interest and taking up this work."
Chief Minister Ni...