Bathinda: Punjab recorded 51 stubble-burning cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day count so far this paddy harvesting season , taking the tally to 174. Amritsar and Tarn Taran continued to account for the bulk of farm fires despite a recent visit by a high-level Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) team to the border districts.




Tarn Taran reported 21 cases on Tuesday and Amritsar 16. Their season totals stood at 61 and 77, respectively. Overall, 15 of Punjab’s 23 districts have reported stubble-burning incidents.




Authorities have registered 16 FIRs under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for disobedience of orders issued by public servants — 12 in Tarn Taran, three in Amritsar and one in Patiala.




Environmental compensation of Rs 2.30 lakh has been imposed in 44 cases, of which Rs 1.15 lakh has been recovered. Red entries have been made in land records in 28 cases — 15 in Tarn Taran, nine in Amritsar and four in Ferozepur.




Warning or show-cause notices have also been issued to 42 nodal and supervisory officers.