Forty-five cases of stubble burning were reported in Punjab from September 15 to September 27, out of which fire was detected at 22 locations. Environmental compensation has been imposed on the 22 locations, and damages were recovered, said Environmental Engineer Sukhdeva Singh.

Speaking to ANI, Sukhdev Singh, an Environmental Engineer, said, “We’ve received 45 cases of stubble burning, reported by our satellites. Following our protocol, we verified these within 24 hours. Of those, fires were detected in only 22 locations. We’ve imposed environmental compensation at all 22 locations, recovered the damages, and launched FIRs. Red entries have been made accordingly…”

Highlighting trends compared to last year, Singh explained, “Last year, 59 cases of stubble burning were reported…The satell

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