Chandigarh, Nov. 19 -- The Haryana government on Tuesday told the Central government that incidents of stubble burning in the state have reduced by nearly a half compared to last year.

Presenting an "intensified" action plan for controlling pollution in Delhi and national capital region (NCR) during a review meeting held by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), additional chief secretary (ACS), Environment, Forests and Wildlife, Sudhir Rajpal said the incidents of stubble burning came down due to their consistent and coordinated efforts. The meeting was chaired by secretary, MoEFCC Tanmay Kumar.

An official spokesperson said the ACS informed the central officials that Haryana has undertaken a series of s...