Patiala, Nov. 10 -- With 440 fresh cases on Sunday, just two short of the state's highest single-day spike, the total farm fire count of the state crossed the 4,000 mark.

The Malwa region continues to report the highest number of incidents. Of the total cases, 377 were recorded from the Malwa region alone. Moga reported the maximum number of farm fires at 52, followed by Mansa and Ferozepur with 50 each, and Sangrur recorded 49, taking the state's tally to 4,062. The highest single-day spike was reported on November 1, when the state logged 442 cases.

Sangrur continues to lead the state tally with a total of 652 cases, followed by Tarn Taran (599) and Ferozepur (417).

Though this year's figure of 4,062 farm fire incidents is lower than...