MONITORING PADDY RESIDUE BURNING IN NORTH INDIA USING SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING DURING 2020 Bulletin No. 49 Events Date: 18-Nov-2020 Issued on: 19-Nov-2020 Prepared by: Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modeling from Space (CREAMS) Laboratory, Division of Agricultural Physics, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110012 http://creams.iari.res.in Highlights for 18-November-2020 • Satellites detected 818 residue burning events in the three study States on 18-Nov-2020. • The state wise events detected on 18-Nov-2020 were 693 in Punjab, 67 in Haryana and 58 in UP. • The number of events has increased from 319 on 17-Nov-2020 to 818 on 18-Nov-2020 in the three states. • Fazilka in Punjab. Fatehabad in Haryana and Kheri in UP reported the highest number of events on 18-Nov-2020. • Total 84915 burning events were detected in the three States between 01-Oct-2020 and 18-Nov-2020, which are distributed as 76872, 5082 and 2961 in Punjab, Haryana and UP, respectively. • In Haryana and UP, the cumulative number of burning events between 01-Oct and 18-Nov 2020 were lower than in 2019, while in Punjab the cumulative number of events were more than in 2019. AQUA (MODIS) Satellite image of North India Acquired on 18-Nov-2020 at 14:05 IST by IARI Ground Station Temporal distribution of residue burning events for the three study States in 2020. Punjab 5500 4965 5235 Daily 5000 4905 4464 4500 4266 4000 3616 3528 3524 3448 3463 3500 2926 2950 3000 2422 2500 2112 2349 2065 2000 1415 1756 1729 1343 1515 1487 1500 966 933 1267 No. of residue burning events burning residue ofNo. 912 921 1000 616 850 333362 594 693 129 177 166 238 487 500 121 163 126 247 339 266 110 141 100 123 9 0 17-Oct 01-Oct 02-Oct 03-Oct 04-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 13-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov 01-Nov 250 Haryana Daily 207 197 200 188 186 187 184 167 157 162 164 153 155 149 160 139 144 150 129 133 132 119 112 111 108 113 98 100 104 104 100 87 86 87 91 65 64 67 67 50 53 50 42 50 34 40 No. of residue burning events burning residue ofNo. 25 30 30 30 15 7 0 0 12-Oct 25-Oct 01-Oct 02-Oct 03-Oct 04-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 17-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 18-Nov 01-Nov 250 UP 234 Daily 200 174 176 151 154 144 150 134 124 106 94 99 100 79 80 71 70 70 64 61 55 54 58 51 47 37 39 38 37 40 38 50 36 35 31 30 35 32 No. of residue burning events burning residue ofNo. 23 22 20 15 14 15 13 13 5 10 7 11 7 8 0 13-Oct 14-Oct 31-Oct 01-Oct 02-Oct 03-Oct 04-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 18-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 01-Nov No. of residue burning events with (2020) year current in events burning residue of Comparison 100000 110000 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 90000 0 01-Oct 02-Oct 03-Oct Cumulative-2016 Cumulative-2017 Cumulative-2018 Cumulative-2019 Cumulative-2020 04-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct (01 20-Oct - 21-Oct toOct Punjab 22-Oct States 23-Oct 1 24-Oct 8 previous years (2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016) for the three study forthe study three 2016) & 2017 2018, (2019, years previous - 25-Oct Nov 26-Oct ) 27-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 01-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 101572 47408 76872 16-Nov 56977 57233 17-Nov 18-Nov No. of residue burning events No. of residue burning events 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 12000 14000 16000 2000 4000 6000 8000 0 0 01-Oct 01-Oct 02-Oct 02-Oct Cumulative-2017 Cumulative-2018 Cumulative-2019 Cumulative-2020 03-Oct Cumulative-2016 03-Oct Cumulative-2016 Cumulative-2017 Cumulative-2018 Cumulative-2019 Cumulative-2020 04-Oct 04-Oct 05-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 21-Oct Haryana 22-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct UP 23-Oct 24-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 31-Oct 01-Nov 01-Nov 02-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 16-Nov 10480 14799 6067 3322 8099 5082 5258 7930 6918 17-Nov 2961 17-Nov 18-Nov 18-Nov Fire Power (w/m2) (2019) year with previous (2020) year incurrent events burning residue of Intensity Fire of Comparison 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 50000 55000 60000 65000 5000 0 01-Oct 02-Oct 03-Oct 2020 2019 04-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct For 17-Oct (01 18-Oct States study three the 19-Oct - 20-Oct 1 toOct 21-Oct Punjab 22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 8 - 25-Oct Nov 26-Oct 27-Oct ) 28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 01-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov Fire Power (w/m2) Fire Power (w/m2) 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 1000 1200 500 200 400 600 800 0 0 01-Oct 01-Oct 02-Oct 02-Oct 2020 2019 03-Oct 03-Oct 2020 2019 04-Oct 04-Oct 05-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 21-Oct Haryana 22-Oct UP 22-Oct 23-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 31-Oct 01-Nov 01-Nov 02-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 07-Nov 08-Nov 08-Nov 09-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov 18-Nov Change in Burning event(%) Change in Burning event(%) 100 150 200 250 300 -100 -50 100 150 200 250 300 50 -50 50 0 0 01-Oct 01-Oct 02-Oct 02-Oct 03-Oct 03-Oct 04-Oct 04-Oct 05-Oct 05-Oct ChangePercent 06-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct eventsin 20 in Burning 12-Oct 2019 over 2020 in events Burning in Change 13-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 2018 over 2020 in events Burning in Change 14-Oct 15-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 21-Oct 20 22-Oct 22-Oct over 23-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 24-Oct 2019, 25-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 26-Oct 2018 27-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 28-Oct , 29-Oct 29-Oct (Daily and 2016 2017 30-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 31-Oct 01-Nov 01-Nov 02-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 06-Nov Cumulative 07-Nov 07-Nov Punjab 08-Nov 08-Nov Punjab 09-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 10-Nov ) 11-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov Haryana 12-Nov Haryana 13-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 15-Nov - 16-Nov 16-Nov 16.24 62.15 - 10.87 UP 17-Nov 17-Nov UP 18-Nov 18-Nov Change in Burning event(%) Change in Burning event(%) 120 100 100 120 -80 -60 -40 -20 -80 -60 -40 -20 20 40 60 80 20 40 60 80 0 0 01-Oct 01-Oct 02-Oct 02-Oct 03-Oct 03-Oct 04-Oct 04-Oct 05-Oct 05-Oct 06-Oct 06-Oct 07-Oct 07-Oct 08-Oct 08-Oct 09-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 14-Oct 2017 over 2020 in events Burning in Change Change in Burning events in 2020 over 2016 over 2020 in events Burning in Change 15-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 21-Oct 22-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 31-Oct 01-Nov 01-Nov 02-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov 07-Nov Punjab 08-Nov 08-Nov Punjab 09-Nov 09-Nov 10-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov Haryana 12-Nov Haryana 13-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 16-Nov UP 17-Nov 17-Nov UP 18-Nov 18-Nov (a) Punjab District-wise number of residue burning events in Punjab (01-Oct to 18-Nov 2020) Punjab Events on 18-Nov-2020 300 284 250 188 200 150 100 74 36 50 25 17 22 1 12 2 8 2 14 6 2 0 No.