Chandigarh, May 31 -- The Delhi government has decided to engage with the state governments of Punjab and Haryana for joint action to control paddy stubble burning.

Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday said he would seek to jointly meet the chief ministers of both states to formulate an action plan and dissuade farmers from burning stubble.

Both states have, in the past, objected to the Delhi government placing the blame on them for smog formation in Capital in the months of October and November when paddy fields are cleared for the next crop.

The Centre has spent over Rs.3,200 crore on subsidised machinery since 2018 to check the menace, but little change was seen on ground as farmers continued to set fields on f...