The latest figures indicate a significant rise in crop residue burning despite government advisories, enforcement measures and monetary penalties aimed at discouraging the practice. Punjab records 1,152 farm fires in a single day on Deepavali, intensifying enforcement despite advisories and penalties. CHANDIGARH: As the national capital Delhi choked on hazardous air the morning after Diwali, Punjab recorded 1,152 farm fires on Diwali, its sharpest single-day spike this season lifting the.