Belagavi, Oct. 31 -- Amid the ongoing agitation by sugarcane farmers demanding a payment of Rs 5,500 per tonne for their produce, Dharwad Deputy Commissioner Snehal R, IAS, has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, on four National Highways in the district to prevent highway blockades and maintain law and order.

The restrictions cover the Pune-Bengaluru, Hubballi-Ankola, Navalgund-Solapur and Hubballi-Ballari National Highways, along with areas within a five-kilometre radius. The orders, issued following reports from the district Superintendent of Police and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Chairman, have come into immediate effect and will remain in force unti...