Punjab records 1,152 stubble-burning incidents on Diwali
The single-day spike has increased the state's cumulative farm-fire count to 4,459 incidents this season.
Punjab recorded 1,152 farm-fire incidents on Sunday, November 8, marking the highest single-day spike of the current paddy harvesting season, according to reports by India TV and The New Indian Express.
The surge has increased the state's cumulative total of reported farm-fire incidents to 4,459. This follows a count of 3,307 incidents recorded on November 7.
Sangrur reported the highest number of incidents on Sunday with 194 fires. Firozpur recorded 157 incidents, Bathinda 132, Patiala 92, Barnala 91, and Ludhiana 71.
Tarn Taran has recorded the highest number of cumulative incidents this season, with figures reported between 654 and 684. Firozpur follows with 592 reported incidents.
Authorities have inspected 2,998 locations and physically verified 1,310 cases of stubble burning. Enforcement agencies have registered 884 FIRs under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and marked 1,017 red entries in land revenue records.
Environmental compensation totalling over Rs 62 lakh has been imposed in 1,228 cases, with more than Rs 32 lakh recovered. The spike occurs as farmers prepare for the wheat-sowing deadline of November 15 recommended by Punjab Agricultural University.