New Delhi, Nov 09: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has again written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking compensation for farmers for crop resident management to check the dangerous trend of stubble burning, which has caused a major smog crisis in Delhi-NCR. Also Read - School Reopening News: In Fresh Order, Punjab Allows Students of Class 9-12 to Visit Schools For Seeking Guidance

In his letter, the chief minister has also urged PM Modi to convene a meeting of CMs of the affected States along with the Union Ministers for Agriculture, Food and Environment to find a solution to the issue. Also Read - PM Modi Hails Passage of Farm Bills in Parliament, Calls it 'Watershed Moment in History of Indian Agriculture'

Have requested PM to convene meeting of CMs of affected States along with Union Ministers. Just my meeting with Delhi CM resolves nothing: Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh pic.twitter.com/PpHblojFwG Also Read - Haryana-Punjab Border Sealed as Farmers Protest Against New Agriculture Bills — ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2017

Reiterating his earlier request, the chief minister sought a bonus of Rs. 100 per quintal as incentive to compensate the farmers to manage the crop residue scientifically, instead of burning paddy straw. He added that that the problem was essentially scientific and economic, and thus, could not be tackled through other means, including coercion.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Captain Amarinder Singh said it was the third letter that he had written to Prime Minister Modi on this issue. On his request for providing compensation to farmers, he said the proposed move was essential as the Punjab Government was helpless in taking action alone unless the NGT or the Centre provided compensation.

He also refuted any possibly of a meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying the issue of pollution crisis had “nothing to do with Mr. Kejriwal, as it is a much bigger issue involving all states contributing to pollution.”

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal, in a Twitter interaction with the Punjab Chief Minister had sought a meeting with him to discuss the issue of smog, to which the Punjab counterpart reasoned that the issue could only be solved by the Central Government.

“Kejriwal is a peculiar person who has views on everything without understanding the situation. There is 20 million tonne of paddy straw. Where do I ask the farmers to store it? So Mr. Kejriwal doesn’t understand this problem,” Singh said in response to the Delhi CM.