Paddy stubble burning incidents fall in seven states
Data from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research shows a 26.63 per cent decline in crop residue burning cases across several regions.
Paddy crop residue burning incidents across seven states decreased by 26.63 per cent to a total of 3,316 between September 15 and November 1, according to Daily Excelsior reporting on Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) data.
Punjab recorded the highest number of incidents with 1,514 cases. This figure accounts for nearly half of the total cases reported in the seven states.
Other states reported varying numbers of incidents, including Rajasthan with 671, Madhya Pradesh with 566, and Uttar Pradesh with 345.
Uttarakhand recorded 176 cases, while Haryana had 42 and Delhi reported 2 incidents during this period.
In Punjab, the highest number of cases occurred in Amritsar, Firozpur, Kapurthala, Sangrur, Bathinda, Faridkot, Patiala, Barnala and Fazilka.