| Punjab, Delhi choke with stubble burning, AAP CMs busy in Gujarat elections | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 31: While pollution level in the Union Capital and Punjab has crossed all limits due to stubble burning in Punjab and some parts of Delhi, chief ministers of both states are busy in Gujarat elections.
As per reports, Punjab has crossed 11,000 stubble-burning cases. The state has recorded a 26.5% increase in burning cases as compared to last year during the same corresponding period.
Ten districts of Punjab are the major defaulters which recorded 83% of the total fires. As three of these districts are located in the Majha regions, Two in Doab and five in Malwa region.
Punjab has once again achieved the notorious distinction of having the highest number of stubble-burning cases in North India.
Data compiled by the commission for air quality management in national capital region and adjoining areas shows that out of the 15,461 cases recorded in the North Indian states and Madhya Pradesh, so far this season, Punjab logged 12,112 (nearly 80%) cases. It was followed by Haryana with 1,813 cases, Uttar Pradesh 705, Madhya Pradesh 599, Rajasthan 227 and Delhi five.
Meanwhile, Punjab also saw a major spike in stubble-burning cases on Saturday with 1,898 fires being detected by the remote sensing centre’s satellites. The figure was higher than what was recorded on this day over the last two years. On October 29, 2021, Punjab had recorded 1, 353 active fire events while on the same day in 2021, the state had 1,541 cases. |
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