Delhi’s Air To Turn Toxic Soon As Stubble Burning Begins In Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated:September 25, 2025, 17:38 IST

According to data presented by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), 39 stubble burning incidents were reported in the state from September 15 to September 22.

A farmer is seen burning stubble in Punjab’s Amritsar. (Credits: ANI)

The stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has often been linked to the rising pollution in the national capital. Only three days after 39 crop residue burning incidents were reported in Punjab within a week, a video shared by ANI shows a farmer burning the stubble in Amritsar’s Pandher village.

Even in Haryana’s Karnal district, as many as three farmers were reportedly slapped with a fine for burning paddy stubble. An FIR was reportedly filed against all three farmers, with a total fine of Rs 30,000.

According to data presented by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), the state saw 39 stubble burning incidents from September 15 to September 22.

Amritsar ranked first in the list, reporting 21 incidents, followed by seven in Tarn Taran, five in Patiala and one each in Barnala, Ferozepur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Mohali, and Malerkotla, according to PPCB data.

The data also showed that 14 FIRs, including 13 in Amritsar, have been registered against the farm fires under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to disobedience of an order duly promulgated by a public servant.

Earlier on September 17, the Supreme Court had asked the Punjab government why some errant farmers should not be arrested for stubble burning, which contributes massively to air pollution.

The court’s remarks came while it was hearing a suo-motu plea relating to filling up vacancies in the state pollution control boards of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab.

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