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Farm fires

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93% of 22,644 stubble burning events from September 15 to November 7 took place in Punjab, Haryana’s share was 7%

ANI - 9 November, 2023

For the period from September 5t to November 7, a total of 22,644 stubble-burning events have been recorded, out of which 20978 (93 pc) were in Punjab and 1605 (7 pc) in Haryana

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As AAP blames Haryana for pollution in Delhi, data shows Punjab has 6 times the farm fires of Haryana

OpIndia Staff - 9 November, 2023

Punjab has reportedly recorded 65.6% of farm fires as while Haryana has recorded 5.3%, but AAP is blaming Haryana for pollution

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Reached to stop farm fires, govt official forced to burn stubble by farmers in Punjab

ANI - 5 November, 2023

A group of farmers in Punjab's Bathinda district courted controversy after they allegedly forced a government official, who was part of a team to prevent farm fires, to burn the stubble lying in a field on Friday.