Chandigarh, July 21 -- Punjab is on track for a record paddy harvest this kharif season, with 30.94 lakh hectares already sown. While farmers are jubilant over the predicted bumper crop, experts are sounding the alarm over the long-term ecological damage the practice may be causing. Punjab is expecting a paddy yield of 185 lakh tonnes this year, a marginal increase from the last season's 182 lakh tonnes. The government has also advanced paddy procurement fromOctober 1 to September 15, announced chief minister Bhagwant Mann. P2...