Jalandhar, Nov. 14 -- Of the total 4,734 farm fire incidents reported this season in Punjab, almost 56% have been reported between November 1 and 13, according to the official data released by the Punjab Pollution Control Board on Thursday.

Between November 1 and 13, Punjab reported 2,650 cases of stubble burning, even though 82% of the 31.72 lakh hectares under paddy cultivation had been harvested by October 31, PPCB's daily action taken report reveals. This comes a day after the Supreme Court, taking note of stubble burning leading to further worsening of air quality levels in Delhi-NCR, asked the Punjab and Haryana governments to apprise it about the action taken to control the situation.

A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and...