The cumulative number of farm fire incidents in the state has reached 4,657 during the current monitoring period.
Punjab recorded 198 fresh farm fire incidents on Monday, bringing the cumulative total to 4,657, according to reports from PTI cited by ThePrint and India Today.
The highest number of cases were reported in the Tarn Taran district with 659 incidents, followed by Ferozepur with 621, Sangrur with 508, Bathinda with 412, Patiala with 299, and Amritsar with 247.
Authorities have imposed environmental compensation fines totalling Rs 72.85 lakh in 1,442 cases, of which Rs 33.60 lakh has been recovered so far.
Additionally, 938 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for disobedience of orders promulgated by a public servant.
State authorities have also marked 1,150 red entries in the land records of farmers who burnt residue, including 310 in Tarn Taran and 192 in Ferozepur. These entries prevent farmers from selling farmland or securing loans against it.
The annual monitoring period began on September 15. Stubble burning is often linked to rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR, as some farmers burn fields to quickly clear residue for the short Rabi wheat sowing window.
