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The state has procured around 176 lakh tonnes of paddy and around 17 lakh tonnes of Basmati so far as the harvesting of both crops nears completion.
Air quality indices remained in 'very poor' and 'poor' categories in many parts of Haryana and Punjab.
Haryana's Sonipat reported an air quality index (AQI) of 392, followed by 361 in Fatehabad, 352 in Sirsa, 328 in Faridabad, 266 in Jind, 260 in Rohtak, 245 in Bhiwani, 236 in Gurugram and 212 in Kaithal. In Punjab, Bathinda reported AQI at 298, followed by 250 in Rupnagar, 239 in Mandi Gobindgarh, 234 in Ludhiana, 223 in Patiala, 219 in Amritsar, 202 in Jalandhar and 171 in Khanna.
The notice issued to deputy commissioners in Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Moga, Muktsar and Sangrur asked why action should not be taken against them for failing to control farm fires.
The number of stubble blazes in Punjab continues to rise, with 2,544 fires recorded on Wednesday, in defiance of the Supreme Court's directives. | Latest News Delhi