Summarize this content to 500 words NASA satellite images captured incidents of stubble burning in Punjab.New Delhi: Data showed that the state of Punjab recorded a sudden increase in burning tree remains after October, which witnessed a relative decrease in smoke. The state witnessed a 740 per cent increase on Sunday with 1,068 farm fire incidents – the highest in a single day in the current harvest season. On Saturday, there were only 127 straw burning incidents.NASA’s Worldview satellite captured tree stubble burning incidents in Punjab between October 25 and 29. Farm fires are depicted with red dots.The red dots are areas where there are farm fires.The October 26 image shows an increase in red dot clusters compared to October 25. After a significant increase in the number of fires on October 27, the next day (Saturday) saw a sharp decline.This image shows an increase in red dots.On October 27, there were a large number of fires.The image shows a sharp decline in farm fires on October 28.But the next day on Sunday, farm fires were seen in large parts of the state.Red dots appear in large parts of the state. On October 29, Punjab recorded 1,068 farm fires.The department has now rushed its firefighting team to put out the farm fires after being alerted by satellite images. Officials said that in places where the fire brigade cannot reach, the fire is extinguished by other meansRemarkably, despite the uptrend this season, there was a 57 percent reduction in farm fires from September 15 to October 29 compared to last year.From September 15 to October 29, the state witnessed a total of 5,254 agricultural fire incidents compared to 12,112 such cases in the corresponding period last year.However, this can be attributed to floods and other unexpected weather events that delayed the burning of straw. Harvesting activities are expected to reach their peak in the coming weeks, the Center’s Committee for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said.Burning of paddy straw in Punjab and Haryana is one of the reasons behind the alarming rise in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November.Since the rabi crop – wheat – has a very short window of opportunity after harvesting rice, some farmers set fire to their fields to quickly remove the crop residue to plant the next crop.The Center has allocated nearly Rs. 3,333 crore under the Crop Residue Management Scheme of the state governments of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.These funds support subsidized purchases of machinery by individual farmers, designated employment centers and cooperatives for on-site management of rice straw and for shredding/bundling machinery and equipment for off-site applications.
