85% of paddy harvested; farm fires could decline
New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- More than 85% of the 3.28 million hectares under paddy cultivation in Punjab had been harvested by November 4, according to the latest government data. In Tarn Taran, the district with the most farm fires this season, 98% of the cultivated area has been harvested.
With much of the crop now harvested, officials expect farm fire numbers to fall soon, reducing the impact of stubble smoke on Delhi. Tarn Taran has recorded 558 farm fires so far, more than the combined total in Uttar Pradesh (392) and Haryana (62). District-wise harvesting data submitted to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) shows that only four of Punjab's 23 districts have harvested 75% or less of their paddy area. Fazilka has harvested 48%, f...
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