Amid severe pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Punjab government over stubble burning.

“We want it (stubble burning) stopped. We don’t know how you do it, it’s your job. But it must be stopped. Something has to be done immediately,” the apex court told the Punjab government.

The top court also directed the state governments of Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to stop stubble burning immediately, making chief secretaries and director general of police concerned responsible for overseeing the implementation of the order.

The apex court also suggested that the Centre should stop supporting minimum support price (MSP) for paddy in Punjab and should rather find ways to make farmers shift to alternative crops.

“The government has been propagating millets. Why not promote it?” it said.