Malwa records fewer stubble-burning cases than Majha
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Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 9
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A total of 245 stubble burning cases have been reported from nine Malwa districts of the state so far.
Amritsar registers maximum of 857 cases
While 245 stubble burning cases have been reported from nine Malwa districts so far, Amritsar alone has recorded the highest 857 farm fire cases, followed by Tarn Taran (366) and Gurdaspur (95)
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As per the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data, Patiala has recorded the highest 104 farm fire cases, followed by Ludhiana (50), Sangrur (41), Ferozepur (28), Faridkot (11), Barnala (5), Mansa (3) and Bathinda, Muktsar and Fazilka (one each).
PPCB officials said the harvest started early in the Majha region so a significant number of farm fire cases have been reported from there. Amritsar has recorded the highest 857 farm fire cases, followed by Tarn Taran (366) and Gurdaspur (95).
Agricultural experts said the harvest was yet to gather pace in Malwa. If authorities don’t act timely, farm fires would increase at a rapid rate in the coming weeks.
“PPCB is fully prepared to tackle the emerging situation and has already started imposing a fine on farmers burning stubble,” said Surinder Matharu, XEN, PPCB.
“We, especially the marginal farmers, have no alternative but to burn paddy straw. On the one hand, the government promises compensation to farmers not burning stubble and when they act by pooling in resources by taking loans, it doesn’t honour it’s own word,” said BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) president Shingara Singh Mann said.
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