India, Oct. 20 -- Punjab on Sunday recorded 67 new stubble burning incidents-highest single-day figure of the season. Of these, Tarn Taran reported 25 cases, while Amritsar reported 24, making the two border districts the worst-affected. The total count now stands at 308.

According to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data, Tarn Taran has recorded the maximum number of farm fires-113-so far this season, followed by Amritsar at 104.

Punjab has been witnessing a sharp rise in stubble-burning incidents over the past few days. In the last 72 hours alone, the state has reported 120 cases. While the harvesting season began in early October, untimely rainfall in the first week of the month delayed operations. However, the dry weather o...