Punjab News / Stubble is being burnt fiercely in Punjab, dangerous 'poison' dissolved in the air of Delhi-NCR

Punjab News: In Punjab, 2,131 such cases were reported on Monday amid a huge increase in the incidents of stubble burning. This is the largest number of stubble burning incidents so far this season. It is believed that these incidents of stubble burning have had an adverse effect on the air of Delhi-NCR. The Air Quality Index (AQI) remained above 400, which falls in the 'severe' category, at most places in Delhi on Tuesday morning. Apart from Delhi, there is a lot of 'venom' in the air in the surrounding areas as well.

More stubble was burnt than last year

Talking about Punjab, Sangrur had the maximum number of 330 incidents of stubble burning. According to the data released by the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, there have been 16,004 incidents of stubble burning in the state between September 15 and October 31. During the same period in the year 2020 and 2021, Punjab had recorded 29,615 and 13,124 such incidents respectively. This means that more stubble has been burnt this year than last year, posing a serious threat of air pollution in the surrounding areas.

Failing government awareness campaign

According to reports, out of a total of 2,131 incidents of stubble burning on Monday, Sangrur reported the maximum number of 330 cases. At the same time, 250 incidents of stubble burning were reported in Ferozepur, 202 in Patiala, 178 in Bathinda, 174 in Tarn Taran, 126 in Barnala, 123 in Mansa and 112 in Jalandhar. Despite massive awareness campaign by the state government to stop stubble burning, farmers continue to burn stubble to clear their fields for the next crops.

Deadly 'poison' has dissolved in Delhi's air

With the increase in the incidents of stubble burning in Punjab, air pollution has also taken a serious form in Delhi and its surrounding areas. On Tuesday morning, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in most areas of Delhi was above 400, which falls in the 'severe' category. According to the data, Delhi's Punjabi Bagh stood at 424, Shadipur 457, Mundka 441, Ashok Vihar 451, Rohini 455, Jahangirpuri 462. At the same time, in most areas of Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram, the AQI remained between 350 and 410.

Delhi Fire Service is sprinkling water

The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) recently said that it has started sprinkling water at 13 hotspots to tackle rising air pollution in the city. Officials said that a fire brigade with a team of 4 people has been deployed everywhere for sprinkling water to check pollution. DFS Director Atul Garg had told that due to the high pollution level, the Delhi Fire Service has been asked to sprinkle water in or near the hotspot area of ​​the capital.