Bathinda: After a day’s respite, Punjab reported 214 farm fire cases on Friday, taking its tally to 5,785, accounting for 51% of the 11,342 cases recorded across seven states so far.Madhya Pradesh followed with 246 cases, taking its count to 2,752, while Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh recorded 33 cases each, taking their respective tallies to 1,439 and 919. Haryana reported 11 cases, taking its count to 229.Five Punjab continued to be among the top 10 affected across seven states. Ferozepur topped the list with 794 farm fire cases, followed by Tarn Taran with 695. Sangrur ranked fourth with 674 cases, Bathinda fifth with 513 and Patiala sixth with 388. Ferozepur, Sangrur, Bathinda and Barnala have reported a significant number of cases over the past week.With the spurt in farm fire cases, the penal action too has been put into high gear, with 1,536 FIRs registered u/s 223 BNS (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) so far. Red entries have been made in the land record in 1,769 cases. An environmental compensation (EC) of Rs 94.6 lakh has been imposed in 1,884 cases, of which Rs 38.2 lakh has been realised. Warning/show- cause notices have been issued to 1,542 officers.Crop residue burning cases on Nov 13MP: 246Punjab: 214Rajasthan: 33UP: 33Haryana: 11Total: 537Crop residue burning cases till Nov 13Punjab: 5785MP: 2752Rajasthan: 1439UP: 919Haryana: 229Uttarakhand: 216Delhi: 2Total: 11342
