ROHTAK, Oct. 31 -- Two canal breaches in Haryana on Friday inundated several residential and agriculture areas in Hisar district and submerged around 150 acres of paddy fields in Bhiwani.

In Hisar, the Siddhmukh Branch canal near Kalirawan village breached in the afternoon, reportedly due to high water pressure, sending water into agricultural fields and low-lying residential areas. Around 50 dhanis (hamlets) were submerged, forcing residents to move people and livestock to safer places.

Villagers said the canal was carrying water at a level of around 13 feet in the morning, which had come down to nearly eight feet even after the breach.

Residents launched efforts to plug the breach with sandbags and tractor-trolleys. MGNREGA workers f...