In the last five days, the state has received reports of 8,202 farm fires. Tuesday saw 1,776 cases of stubble burning in the state, Monday saw 1,624 cases, and Sunday saw 987 cases (Diwali)
DGP Gaurav Yadav met with SHOs and officials of all ranks earlier in the day to give them instructions on how to put out agricultural fires in accordance with Supreme Court directions
In Punjab, up to 1,551 farm fire incidents were reported on Friday, bringing the season's total to 12,813
The period when the stubble burning takes place is mainly between September 15 to November 30. Hence, during this period, the concerned authorities are required to be vigilant in identifying the violators
The fire count at 1 p.m. on Sunday as recorded by the ISRO satellites was as follows: In Assam, Dhemaji district recorded farm fires at six places; in Chhattisgarh, Durg district recorded farm fires at two places; Dhanbad in Jharkhand, Guna district in Madhya Pradesh and Sundargarh in Odisha recorded it at one place each.
