Patiala/New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Punjab recorded 51 stubble-burning incidents in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day count of the paddy harvesting season so far, taking the season's tally to 174 as of October 13, according to the latest report of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).

The cumulative count of 174 incidents is 48 higher than the count during the corresponding period last year, according to the figures provided by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). Punjab had recorded 126 farm-fire incidents by October 13 last year. The state had crossed the 100-incident mark on October 8.

District-wise data showed that Amritsar and Tarn Taran accounted for the bulk of the incidents reported so far this season. Amrits...