Punjab reported 28,792 farm fires during the same period in 2021
The minister said that as per the Centre's data, cases of stubble burning in Punjab have been reduced
The Chief Agriculture Officer further said that on November 3 last year, 119 cases of stubble burning were reported, which has been reduced to 59 cases this year
"Twenty out of the 52 most polluted districts in the country are in Haryana and even then the Khattar government is playing politics and blaming Punjab," Punjab AAP unit
The government is taking stringent action against those responsible for farm fires, he added, referring to the challans being imposed with fines
Raza further said that 95% of paddy harvesting was already over and the stubble burning instances would get reduced
On the same day in 2021 and 2022, the state had seen 1,353 and 1,898 farm fires, respectively
Only around 2,500 stubble burning incidents have been recorded so far, compared to 5,000 such cases during the same period last year
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"We are forced to set fire to the straw as we have to sow the next crop, we are getting late in it, that is why we have to burn it," a farmer said
Effective implementation of various measures is the key for controlling stubble burning in the state, the bench said on Friday
Saxena had written to Mann last year as well when Delhi was choking under pollution caused by smoke from across its borders
Farm fires are a major reason behind a spike in air pollution in Delhi-NCR in October-November
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Punjab had recorded 71 and 62 farm fires on the same day in 2021 and 2022, respectively