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Punjab stubble fires raise Delhi SMOG ALARM
Millennium Post Delhi
|New Delhi 22September2025
With the paddy harvest season underway, the first signs of stubble burning have reemerged in Punjab, setting off alarms over Delhi’ air quality.
In just five days, the state has reported around 27 farm fire incidents despite repeated awareness drives and government warnings. Officials have identified 663 villages across eight districts as hotspots for the practice, based on trends from the past three years.
Environmental experts caution that Delhi and the wider National Capital Region (NCR) will bear the brunt in the coming weeks. October and November, when weather conditions trap pollutants close to the surface, are already the most hazardous months for residents. ‘The addition of smoke from crop residue fires threatens to turn the air toxic.
This story is from the New Delhi 22September2025 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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