New Delhi. There was severe air pollution in Delhi and surrounding areas even before Diwali. After Diwali, air pollution has reached dangerous levels in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad. Amid increasing air pollution in and around Delhi, news of stubble burning is also coming from Punjab. Despite the ban on stubble burning by the Punjab government, farmers are burning stubble in the state. Burning of stubble is also a factor in increasing pollution in Delhi and surrounding areas.
Tarn Taran, Punjab: Despite government instructions to farmers not to burn stubble, stubble was burnt in Tarn Taran district. pic.twitter.com/GKSBRtmcm0
— IANS Hindi (@IANSkhabar) October 21, 2025
Every year, with the onset of cold season, incidents of stubble burning take place in Punjab, Haryana and Western UP. Recently, news had come that 31 cases of stubble burning had come to light in Punjab and a case had also been registered against the farmers. The situation is such that not only the instructions of the Punjab Government, the farmers there are not even following the orders of the Supreme Court. Angered by this, Supreme Court Chief Justice BR Gavai had recently said during the hearing of the pollution related case that if some farmers are sent to jail, then perhaps other farmers who burn stubble will learn a lesson. Despite this harsh comment of CJI, incidents of stubble burning are happening.
Chief Justice BR Gavai had clearly said that since the year 2018, the Supreme Court has given many orders on not burning stubble, but the farmers only show helplessness. At the same time, during the hearing, Punjab government’s lawyer Rahul Mehra had said that stubble burning has reduced in the state in the last few years. He had said in the court that this year will be better. The lawyer of Punjab government had said that most of them are small farmers and what will happen to the family if they are sent to jail. When this argument was made by the Punjab government’s lawyer about the small farmer, the Chief Justice had said that there is no need to send everyone to jail, but it is necessary to do so to send a message.
