Farmers protest in Hisar, seek 2 weeks of canal water supply per month

Farmers in Hisar, under Pagdi Sambhal Jatta Sangharsh Samiti and Jal Sangharsh Samiti, began a 24-hour sit-in protest at the mini-secretariat demanding canal water supply for two weeks every month.

Farmers alleged shortage of irrigation and drinking water in areas including Balsamand and Sivani.

Farmer leader Satish Beniwal stated canals are poorly maintained, not cleaned on time, and rupture when water is released, and water does not reach tail-end villages due to illegal diversions.