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Punjab recorded 27 stubble burning cases in five days despite awareness drives in hotspots, underscoring its role in Delhi’s winter pollution.

Published on: Sep 21, 2025 9:24 AM IST

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A farmer burns straw stubble after a harvest in a paddy field on the outskirts of Amritsar on Saturday. Stubble burning, especially after the paddy harvest in October and November, has been a significant contributor to air pollution in Delhi and the NCR. (AFP)

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Commuters were seen riding in smoke a two-wheeler from stubble burning in a paddy field on the outskirts of Amritsar on Saturday, September 20. (PTI)

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The Punjab government flagged 663 villages across eight districts of Punjab as hotspots of stubble burning based on data over the past three years. (ANI)

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People walk by the road as smoke rises from a paddy field due to stubble burning on the outskirts of Amritsar, Punjab. (PTI)

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Farmers are burning stubble in paddy fields on the outskirts of Amritsar, Punjab, even as authorities have launched an intensive campaign in hotspots of paddy straw burning in various districts to create awareness (PTI)

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The eight districts of Punjab, including Sangrur, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Moga, Barnala, Mansa, Tarn Taran and Faridkot, recorded 6,815 farm fires in 2024.  (PTI)

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Smoke billows as a farmer burns stubble in a paddy field on the outskirts of Amritsar. (PTI)

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As farmers are seen burning stubble in Amritsar, Punjab, authorities have created a team, known as the parali protection force, which will share daily action-taken reports (PTI)

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A farm worker carries the stubble after harvest of paddy crops at an agricultural field, on the outskirts of Amritsar. (PTI)

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The season of farm fires has already begun in Punjab with the first blaze reported from Amritsar on September 16.  (PTI)