Chandigarh, Nov 6 (PTI) Punjab on Thursday saw 351 farm fires, taking the total count to 3,284 since September 15, according to official data.

Sangrur, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Amritsar and Bathinda districts accounted for the bulk of crop residue burning cases, according to Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data.

According to the data, the highest farm fire incidents were reported from Sangrur at 557, followed by Tarn Taran 537, Ferozepur 325, Amritsar 279, Bathinda 228, Patiala 189, and Moga 165.

The state saw a jump of 2,068 crop residue burning incidents from the 1,216 cases recorded till October 29, the data further showed.

Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is often blamed for the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR.

As the window for the Rabi crop, wheat, is very short afte

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