The goal of reducing such incidents in the state by 50 percent remains unchanged
In the satellite image released by "NASA", Punjab appeared "red-red".
    Patiala, October 30- Although the Punjab government's goal of bringing 50 percent reduction in the incidents of setting fire to stubble and farm residues in the state is still intact, the incidents of last Sunday's fire may become a cause of trouble for the state government. are On this day, fires were set at 1068 places in the fields and a huge increase of 740 percent was seen in such incidents. Including Sunday's incident, there have been a total of 5,254 incidents of burning stubble and waste in fields so far, but this is almost half of last year's incidents. American research agency "NASA" has released a satellite image of the fires that broke out in the fields of Punjab on Sunday, in which a large part of the state is seen red. Although this year's figures are 56.6 and 41.6 percent lower than in 2022 and 2021, respectively, the increased fire incidents on Sunday are a cause for concern. It is a little satisfactory for the Punjab government that there has been a reduction of 57 percent in the incidents of setting fires in the fields between September 15 and October 29 in the state.