Punjab records 2,787 farm fire cases, fines exceed ₹46 lakh

Punjab has reported 2,787 stubble burning incidents this season, with Tarn Taran district accounting for 586 cases. Authorities have imposed environmental compensation fines totaling over ₹46 lakh across 914 confirmed violations. Officials have successfully recovered more than ₹24 lakh so far as part of efforts to curb agricultural pollution in the state.