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Punjab records 1,152 farm fires in one day on Deepavali
Punjab recorded 1,152 farm fires on Deepavali, November 8, the biggest single-day rise this season.
The seasonal total reached 4,459, up from 3,307 the previous day.
Tarn Taran had the highest seasonal count, with 654 fires, while Sangrur recorded the most on November 8, with 194.
The fires come from burning paddy stubble, the leftover stalks after the rice harvest.
Punjab’s annual monitoring period starts on September 15, before paddy procurement begins on October 1.
Authorities have issued 884 FIRs and imposed fines totalling more than ₹62 lakh, with over ₹32 lakh recovered.
The Commission for Air Quality Management has directed officials to intensify monitoring and enforcement and hold local officers accountable for failures to prevent fires.
Punjab recorded 1,152 farm fires on Deepavali, November 8, the season’s largest single-day increase.
The fires raised the state’s seasonal total from 3,307 on November 7 to 4,459.
Sangrur had the most new fires on November 8, with 194; Tarn Taran had the highest seasonal total, at 654.
Authorities had registered 884 cases and imposed environmental compensation of more than ₹62 lakh by November 8.
The Commission for Air Quality Management called for stronger monitoring and enforcement in 12 districts.
- Who
- Farmers in Punjab were recorded burning paddy stubble.
- What
- The state recorded 1,152 farm fires in one day.
- When
- November 8, 2026, on Deepavali.
- Where
- Across Punjab, India.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Punjab’s annual farm fire monitoring period began.
Paddy procurement was due to start, two weeks after monitoring began.
Punjab’s seasonal farm fire total stood at 3,307.
The state recorded 1,152 new fires, bringing the seasonal total to 4,459.
- One-day farm fires
- 1,152 on November 8
- Seasonal total
- 4,459 by November 8
- Highest seasonal district total
- Tarn Taran, 654
- Most new fires by district
- Sangrur, 194 on November 8
- Registered cases
- 884 FIRs by November 8
- Environmental compensation
- More than ₹62 lakh imposed in 1,228 cases
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