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With stubble burning at its peak in Punjab and Haryana after the kharif season, scientists from the Neeri (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute) have started tracking pollutants from the two states. The project has been initiated to determine the impact of crop burning on Delhi's air quality. The institute has undertaken the study for CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) and a team from Nagpur, Delhi and Mumbai are monitoring air at different locations.