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Wheat stubble burning cases up three times from last year

April 21, 2022 11:51 am

This number for the state is three times more than last year, and 11 times more than 2020 for the corresponding period between April 1-20.

As harvesting picks pace, farm fires back in state: 21 in 11 days

April 13, 2022 5:53 am

Stubble burning in procurement season hits 3-year high

Stubble burning on rise in Punjab, Amritsar tops list; PPCB imposes Rs 4.83 lakh fine

October 14, 2021 11:04 am

Of the 925 fires reported by PRSC, 558 sites have been visited so far. Stubble burning was reported only at 199 sites and environment compensation was imposed on 178 sites. The officials found that 361 sites did not engage in stubble burning.

With 11,650 stubble fires in 2019, Punjab breaks 2018 record

May 30, 2019 7:10 am

“Last year, we recorded fire incidents till May 26 and the figure was 11,468. This year were are recording till May-end as the harvesting of wheat was delayed due to untimely rains,” said Anil Sood, head of the ACM Division, PRSC, Ludhiana.

62,042 acres flooded across 5 districts

April 08, 2014 3:59 pm

Scientists of Punjab Remote Sensing Centre in collaboration with a team of National Remote Sensing Centre,Hyderabad,mapped the flood-affected areas using IRS Resourcesat-2