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The difference is mere 537 fewer cases of stubble burning this year.As over 20% of paddy is yet to be harvested in the state Punjab’s total number of stubble burning cases will surpass the 2017 figures. This time, the number of stubble burning cases being almost equal, the acreage set on fire is expected to be 30-35% of total area under paddy cultivation,” the PPCB official added. Last year, these seven districts had recorded 16,273 cases.The remaining 15 districts of Punjab have recorded 47.5% cases of stubble burning at 19,004 cases this year.The seven Malwa districts have recorded 4,696 more cases of stubble burning till November 9 this year in comparison to the same period in 2017. In 2017, 43,660 cases of stubble burning were recorded, only 3,687 more than the 39,973 cases recorded till November 9 this year.In Malwa region, seven districts of Bathinda, Mansa, Muktsar, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Moga and Faridkot have recorded 52.5% of the total cases in the state — 20,969 cases this year. District Court warns of adverse entries in land recordsBATHINDA: Punjab’s Malwa region, known as the state’s cotton belt, has registered a steep rise in paddy stubble burning incidents this year till Friday, November 9, compared to rest of the state.Punjab recorded 39,973 cases of stubble burning till November 9 this year compared to 40,510 cases recorded in the state till November 9, 2017, according to data released on Saturday by the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre..