Punjab reported over 1,500 stubble-burning incidents today while many parts of Haryana saw air quality indices in the 'severe' and 'very poor' categories.
Punjab has reported more than 1,500 stubble-burning incidents on Tuesday while many parts in Haryana saw air quality indices in the severe and very poor categories. The total number of farm fires increased to 20,978 with 1,515 such cases being reported on Tuesday, according to Ludhiana-based Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data.
As per data, from September 15 to October 22, as many as 714 cases have been reported from Haryana this number was 893 during the corresponding period in 2022.