Overview
- Punjab logged 147 stubble-burning incidents on Monday, the season’s biggest single-day rise, taking the tally since September 15 to 890, according to PPCB data.
- The epicentre has shifted to the Malwa belt, with nearly 90 of Monday’s cases there and Sangrur leading that day, though season-to-date totals remain highest in Tarn Taran and Amritsar.
- Authorities have intensified action with 302 FIRs, 337 red entries in land records, and environmental compensation of Rs 19.80 lakh imposed in 386 cases.
- The Centre’s Decision Support System estimated stubble burning contributed a season-high 3.71% to Delhi’s pollution on Sunday, with warnings the share could rise if fires increase.
- Roughly 56–60% of paddy has been harvested statewide, and experts warn incidents may climb as farmers rush to clear fields before wheat sowing targets in mid-November.