Punjab reported 1,250 cases of stubble burning on Monday due to severe air pollution in the national capital. This is the highest number of stubble burning in a single day this season. With this, the total number of stubble burning cases in the state reached 9,655. Stubble burning has been one of the major causes of air pollution in the national capital. On November 6, the central government doubled the fine on stubble burning to deter farmers. The fine was increased to Rs 30,000 for those with more than five acres of land. Farmers with less than two acres of land will now have to pay environmental compensation increased from Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000.
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On November 8, 730 incidents of burning of stubble in fields were reported in Punjab. According to the data, 247 incidents of stubble burning were recorded in Muktsar district on Monday, the highest in the state, followed by Moga (149), Firozpur (130), Bathinda (129), Fazilka (94) and Faridkot (88). Is the place of. According to the data, 701 and 637 cases of stubble burning were recorded in the state on the same day in 2022 and 2023, respectively. From September 15 to November 18, 9,655 cases of stubble burning were reported in Punjab, a decline of about 71 per cent compared to the figures recorded in the same period last year.
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There were 48,489 and 33,719 cases of stubble burning in Punjab during the same period in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is often blamed for the increase in air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) after paddy harvesting in October-November. Since there is very little time after harvesting paddy to sow Rabi crop wheat, some farmers set fire to their fields to quickly clear crop residues for sowing of the new crop.
