Bathinda: Even as Punjab has reported very few stubble burning cases due to delayed wheat harvesting caused by unseasonal rain and hail, Madhya Pradesh continues to see a surge, recording 1,290 of the total 1,982 cases reported across states on Wednesday. The cumulative count now stands at 19,324, of which 13,907 cases from Madhya Pradesh account for nearly 72% of the total incidents so far this wheat harvesting season.As per the Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modeling From Space (CREAMS), which records the stubble burning cases across the country twice in the year after paddy and wheat harvesting, MP has also reported nearly 50% of the crop residue burning cases in the last five years as. Of the total 2,17,863 cases reported from 2022 to April 15, 2026, 1,08,593 have been reported from MP, followed by 51,382 from UP, 47,981 from Punjab, 9,788 from Haryana and 119 from Delhi.The maximum, 2,281, burning cases have been reported from Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, while 30 districts of MP and UP have reported over 100 burning cases each till April 15.Earlier, during the paddy harvesting in the 2025 kharif season, Madhya Pradesh remained at the top in stubble burning, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. MP recorded 17,067 cases, followed by 7,290 in Uttar Pradesh and 5,114 in Punjab till Nov 30, 2025.Crop residue burning cases till April 15MP: 13,907UP: 5,391Haryana: 19Punjab: 4Delhi: 3Total: 19,324 MSID:: 130286245 413 |
