Bathinda: Punjab recorded 151 farm fire cases on Wednesday, down sharply from 584 a day earlier, taking its seasonal tally to 2,347, or 48.9% of the 4,800 incidents reported across seven states till Nov 4.The daily count fell after Tuesday’s season-high spike, when Punjab alone accounted for 73% of the 798 cases reported across six states.Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of farm fires on Wednesday at 157, followed by Punjab (151), Rajasthan (111), Uttar Pradesh (33), Haryana (10) and Uttarakhand (5).Despite Wednesday’s decline, Punjab has reported 1,534 cases in the past seven days, accounting for over 65% of its seasonal tally. The state recorded 194 cases on Oct 29, 40 on Oct 30, 292 on Oct 31, 175 on Nov 1, 98 on Nov 2, 584 on Nov 3 and 151 on Nov 4.In all, Rajasthan has reported 949 cases, Madhya Pradesh 865, Uttar Pradesh 392, Uttarakhand 183, Haryana 62 and Delhi two.Tarn Taran remains the worst-affected district in the seven states with 558 cases, followed by Ferozepur (316).SO far, Punjab has registered 494 FIRs under Section 223 of the BNS and made 527 red entries in land records. Environmental compensation of Rs 32 lakh has been imposed in 636 cases, with Rs 20.6 lakh recovered. Warning and show-cause notices have been issued to 609 nodal and supervisory officers.
