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Punjab’s Early Stubble Burning Rises as FIRs Mount, Verification Flags False Alerts

Delhi’s air quality is already worsening ahead of the peak season.

There is no let up in farm-fire incidents in the state as farmers continue to burn stubble. Punjab on Tuesday reported eight farm fire incidents taking the total count to 70. Of this, Amritsar alone reported 42 cases followed by Patiala with eight farm fire incidents. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
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Overview

  • Punjab has logged 70 farm-fire incidents through Tuesday, with eight in a single day and 42 concentrated in Amritsar, according to state data.
  • Police have registered 20 FIRs in Punjab this season, including 16 in Amritsar under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while Haryana has booked three Karnal farmers under the Air Act and BNS with arrests pending revenue verification.
  • On-ground checks found 26 Punjab Remote Sensing Centre alerts were not stubble fires, including 19 false reports in Amritsar, complicating enforcement triggered by satellite detections.
  • Authorities are imposing financial and land-record sanctions, including ₹1.25 lakh in environmental compensation with ₹50,000 recovered and 15 red entries in Punjab, as well as red entries and ₹5,000 fines in Karnal that restrict MSP market access.
  • Official readings show an early slide in Delhi’s air quality, and recent Supreme Court remarks on using arrests as a deterrent are influencing tougher state action.