New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) today noted a huge drop in paddy burning cases from Punjab and Haryana in the current harvesting season.
Reporting the declining trends of the fires compared to the previous year, the agency highlighted that between September 15 and November 3 this year, Punjab recorded 2,518 fire incidents, nearly a 40 per cent decline from the previous year's count of 4,132 in the same period.
Haryana witnessed a much higher drop, from 857 cases in 2024, the paddy burning cases this year stood at 145.
The agency pointed out to intensified monitoring of the paddy stubble burning at the field level. The Commission has opened a cell in Chandigarh and has also deployed 31 flying squads i...