The best period for sowing the wheat crop is about to end in Punjab. But Harjinder Singh Tanda has not been able to sow a single acre yet. Now, he is worried that late sowing will affect the yield adversely, but he has no option but to wait for some more days. The reason: there’s too much moisture in the fields, and the dense smog from crop stubble burning has prevented the sun from breaking through. Harjinder Singh owns 15 acres land in Tanda village of Khadoor Sahib in Tarn Taran district. After paddy harvesting he sows wheat on 10 acres and green peas (matar) on five acres. By now last year, and in previous years, he had completed the sowing for wheat.