New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR on Monday issued directions to state governments in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, calling for coordinated and time-bound implementation of state action plans to prevent and eliminate wheat stubble burning during the upcoming 2026 summer harvesting season. The plan includes mapping each farm in all villages for wheat stubble management interventions, tagging specific nodal officers to a group of farmers, constituting a "Parali Protection Force" (PPF) at the district or block level and intensifying patrolling during late evening hours. CAQM said complementary efforts were also expected from Delhi and Rajasthan on this. "Satellite-based monitoring during the whe...