216 new cases of stubble burning have been registered in Punjab, the total number has crossed 4000

Chandigarh, 4 Nov

The incidents of stubble burning are increasing continuously in Punjab. 216 new cases were reported in the state on Sunday. According to Punjab Remote Sensing Center data, a total of 4132 incidents of stubble burning have been recorded in Punjab from September 15 to November 3. In the last five days, 1779 incidents of stubble burning have been reported in the state.

According to statistics, 219 such incidents took place in Punjab on October 29, 110 on October 30, 484 on October 31, 587 on November 1 and 379 on November 2.

Of the 216 new cases reported on Sunday, 59 stubble burning incidents occurred in Sangrur, the highest in the state. Among other districts, 26 incidents of stubble burning were recorded in Ferozepur, 19 in Moga and Mansa and 18 in Tarn Taran.

Paddy harvesting is still going on in Punjab. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is often blamed for the increase in air pollution in Delhi after paddy harvesting in October and November.

As there is very little time to plant the rubber crop after the paddy harvest, some farmers set fire to their fields to quickly clear crop residues for planting the next crop.

However, a total of 36,663 incidents of stubble burning were recorded in Punjab in 2023, representing a decline of 26 percent over previous years. In the previous year (2022), 49,922 incidents were recorded, 71,304 in 2021, 76,590 in 2020, 55,210 in 2019 and 50,590 in 2018.