Bathinda: Punjab reported 98 farm fire cases on Monday, taking the season’s tally to 1,612. Rajasthan recorded 67 cases, Madhya Pradesh 48, Uttar Pradesh four and Haryana two, taking the total across five states to 219 in the past 24 hours. The cumulative count across seven states rose to 3,535 till Nov 2, with Punjab accounting for 45.6% of the cases.Tarn Taran continued to top the district-wise tally for the season with 489 cases, followed by Ferozepur (193) and Amritsar (192). Among districts in other states, Bundi reported 225 cases and Baran 214.Of the total 3,535 cases reported across seven states, Rajasthan has accounted for 738, Madhya Pradesh 614, Uttar Pradesh 349, Uttarakhand 176, Haryana 44 and Delhi two, besides Punjab’s 1,612.With farm fires continuing, enforcement has also been stepped up. A total of 389 FIRs have been registered in Punjab under Section 223 of the BNS for disobedience of an order duly promulgated by a public servant. Tarn Taran has accounted for 240 FIRs, followed by Ferozepur (49), Amritsar (26), Jalandhar (20), Kapurthala (17), Gurdaspur (13), Patiala (7), Sangrur (5), Fazilka and Faridkot (four each), Muktsar (3) and Mansa (1).Environmental compensation of Rs 26.1 lakh has been imposed in 518 cases, of which Rs 17.6 lakh has been recovered.Red entries have been made in land records in 422 cases, including 240 in Tarn Taran, 84 in Amritsar, 20 in Jalandhar, 17 in Kapurthala, 15 in Gurdaspur, 10 in Ferozepur, five each in Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana and Sangrur, four each in Faridkot and Fazilka, three each in Barnala, Bathinda and Muktsar, two in Patiala and one each in Hoshiarpur and Mansa. Warning and show-cause notices have been issued to 536 nodal and supervisory officers.According to the Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modeling from Space (CREAMS), stubble burning has been reported in 161 districts across seven states, including all 23 districts of Punjab.
