Overview
- Punjab Pollution Control Board data show 1,418 stubble-burning incidents from September 15 to October 30, including 202 recorded on October 30, with Sangrur logging 48 that day.
- On October 29, the state reported a season-high 283 incidents in a single day, taking the tally to 1,216 at that stage.
- Authorities issued 43 show-cause notices to cluster and nodal officials in Sangrur and Barnala over failure to contain fires, with Sangrur’s cumulative cases reaching 218.
- Enforcement steps included fines and FIRs, with 37 farmers penalized a total of ₹1.85 lakh statewide and eight farmers in Barnala fined ₹45,000 with cases registered.
- More than 30 unions under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced district demonstrations on November 4 and a symbolic protest in Chandigarh on November 19 to press for case withdrawals and practical residue-management support.