Air pollution: Stubble-burning drop by 56% in Punjab, 40% in Haryana this year, CAQM data shows
stubble-burning incidents in Punjab and Haryana have reduced by 56% and 40% respectively since September 15 against the corresponding period in 2022, PTI reported on Monday The Centre’s air pollution monitoring body said in the period between September 15 and October 29, the cumulative number of stubble-burning in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and NCR areas of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh has reduced from 13,964 in 2022 to 6,391 in 2023, the report said. The CAQM said there were 5,254 stubble burning incidents in Punjab between September 15 to October 29 this year, compared to 12,112 in 2022 and 9,001 in 2021.
The air pollution monitoring body noted a reduction of 56.6% and 41.6%, respectively. Haryana too reported 1,094 stubble burning cases during this 45-day period this year as against 1,813 in 2022 and 2,413 in 2021.
The stubble burning data of the state registered a reduction of 39.7% and 54.7%, respectively. According to the Punjab government’s action plan the state aims to reduce farm fires by 50% this winter season and eliminate stubble burning in six districts -- Hoshiarpur, Malerkotla, Pathankot, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and SBS Nagar.
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