14-05-2025
Farmers in Haryana's Adampur protest, demand canal water for irrigation
Hisar: Farmers under the banner of the
All India Kisan Sabha
, Adampur Tehsil Committee, on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Adampur Grain Market office. They demanded a two-week supply of water through canals for irrigation apart from raising several other concerns.A memorandum addressed to the chief minister and the deputy commissioner, Hisar, was also submitted through the protest was led by Kisan Sabha district secretary Satbir Singh Dhayal and chaired by tehsil president Anil Bainda.
Addressing the protesters, secretary, Adampur Tehsil Committee, Kapoor Singh Bagla said the farmers were facing severe water shortages for both irrigation and drinking highlighted that many village ponds had dried up, and dhanis (rural settlements) were struggling with an acute drinking water noted that cotton was the predominant crop in the region, but due to water shortage, only minimal sowing could be done this also raised concerns over the installation of electricity towers in agricultural fields, claiming the govt is offering only nominal compensation. Farmers are demanding four times the current market rate for land key demands include immediate disbursement of pending compensation for the 2022 Kharif season and a permanent resolution to the issue of waterlogging in agricultural Sabha district president Shamsher Singh Nambardar, tehsil treasurer Mageram Godara, and district committee member Abhay Ram Fauji also addressed the protesters.
