Patiala, Nov. 10 -- Amid Diwali celebrations, Punjab recorded a total of 4,657 incidents of stubble burning across the state up to November 9, 2026, according to a Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) report.

According to PPCB, police have registered 1,442 FIRs and environmental fines amounting to Rs.7.285 crore have been imposed. Of this, Rs.3.36 crore has already been recovered.

The report indicates that harvesting has been completed on 93.70% of the state's 32.87 lakh hectares of paddy-cultivated land. Administrative and monitoring teams are continuously inspecting fields to address stubble burning. So far, 3,845 instances of field fires have been inspected, with physical evidence of stubble burning confirmed at 1,675 locations.

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