Forecasts of heavy rainfall in the coming days have left farmers in Punjab in a dilemma.

While some rushed to harvest their paddy crop on Friday, others have chosen to wait until after October 15, hoping for stable weather.

With no farm fires reported in the state for the past four days, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has remained in the satisfactory range.

Officials attribute the decline in stubble-burning cases to an increase in-situ and ex-situ management of paddy residue.

However, the rainfall prediction has kept farmers on edge.

Chief Agriculture Officer Jaswinder Singh said that the showers at this stage are not favourable for paddy crops, and they could potentially delay the harvesting operation.

"As the first fortnight of November is considered ideal for sowing the wheat crop, t

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