Rohtak, June 26 -- The nearly 40-day-long standoff over Chanot village's demand for a T-connection from the under-construction Bhakra drinking water pipeline continued on Thursday, as talks between Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and an 11-member village delegation failed to yield a breakthrough.

According to the information, the CM has made it clear to the delegation that providing a T-connection from the existing pipeline was not possible under the current legal and technical framework. He reportedly told the villagers that such a connection could not be granted within the scope of the rules governing the project.

During the meeting, which was attended by Haryana public health engineering minister Ranbir Singh Gangwa, the del...