While Delhi is drowning poor air quality and this is mainly due to the minds turning to stubble burning in neighboring states, a study revealed that burning of crop residues in Madhya Pradesh is happening on a larger scale compared to previous years. Punjab and Haryana.

Last week, Madhya Pradesh surpassed Punjab and Haryana in terms of number of stubble burning incidents.

According to data released by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) for the period October 19 to October 25, the central Indian state recorded the highest number of stubble burning cases at 536.

Punjab, which is generally held responsible for the stubble burning problem, was behind MP in stubble burning incidents last week.

Last week, 401 cases were recorded in Punjab. The situation was also relatively better in Haryana, where 192 cases of residual burning were reported. Therefore, the problem seems to be becoming more serious in Madhya Pradesh compared to these two states, as IARI data shows.

Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan also reported higher figures than Haryana. During UP recorded 192 cases last week, while stubble burning took place in 203 places in Rajasthan.

Considering the data of the last five years, it seems that there has been a significant decrease in the cases of stubble burning in Punjab.

While 16,221 cases of stubble burning were reported in Punjab between September 15 and October 25, 2020, this year’s number stood at 1,749 during the corresponding time period.

On the contrary, the trend of stubble burning in PM, Rajasthan and UP is alarming. A total of 849 cases of stubble burning were recorded in UP between September 15 and October 25 this year; This is the highest figure since 2020.

At the same time, less stubble was burned in Madhya Pradesh compared to last year, but the figures are higher than those recorded in 2021 and 2022.

According to IARI data, only 291 and 210 cases of stubble burning were reported in Madhya Pradesh in 2021 and 2022 respectively.

This figure, which increased to 1,261 in 2023 and to 869 in the same period this year, suddenly showed a significant increase in the last five days.

There is an increase in cases Stubble burning was also seen in DelhiSo far this year, 11 cases have been reported; This is the highest figure in the city in the last five years.

There has also been a decline in stubble burning cases in Haryana, where only 689 cases have been reported so far this year compared to 1,772 cases in 2020.

Burning of stubble contributes significantly to the pollution level in Delhi. In the last two days, smoke from stubble accounted for nearly 15 percent of Delhi’s pollution.

Air quality in Delhi There has been a slight improvement in the last two days. However, pollution levels are expected to increase, reaching the Air Quality Index (AQI) of 400 by October 31, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System.