Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded immediate solution to the problem of water logging in farms.
In a statement, Hooda said thousands of acres under paddy, cotton and jowar crops in Kaithal, Hisar, Bhiwani, Ambala, Sirsa, Rohtak, Jind, Sonepat, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Fatehabad have been submerged. “More than a week has gone by but the government has not taken any steps for draining out excess water from the fields. There is a forecast of heavy rain in the coming days, leading farmers to worry that the problem may amplify,” the Congress leader said.
The leader of opposition said water logging will have a major impact on the production of crops including paddy, cotton, sugarcane and jowar. He said the government should immediately get girdawari done and give compensation to the farmers.