Jalandhar, Sept. 20 -- The Punjab government has flagged 663 villages across eight districts of the state as hotspots of stubble burning based on data over the past three years, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said on Friday, marking fresh efforts to tamp down on a practice that contributes to the toxic haze that envelopes Delhi every winter.
The eight districts -- Sangrur, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Moga, Barnala, Mansa, Tarn Taran and Faridkot -- recorded 6,815 farm fires in 2024.P9
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