Jalandhar, Oct. 31 -- With stubble burning cases seeing an uptick across the state over the past few days, four Doaba districts-Jalandhar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Kapurthala, and Hoshiarpur-have reported only 6% or 85 incidents so far of the total 1,418 incidents reported in the state till Thursday.

Kapurthala has reported 48 cases, followed by 26 in Jalandhar, seven in Hoshiarpur, and four in SBS Nagar, an 85% dip in farm fire cases this year to date compared to last year.

Last year, the region accounted for 580 cases, with Kapurthala recording the highest 357, followed by 157 in Jalandhar, 37 in SBS Nagar, and 29 in Hoshiarpur districts. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), which monitors stubble burning from September 15 to...