Sirsa, Nov. 15 -- Congress MP Kumari Selja on Sunday accused the Haryana government of neglecting farmers' concerns over reduced canal water supply, warning that irrigation shortages in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts could severely affect wheat sowing and other agricultural operations.
The Sirsa MP and former union Minister demanded the restoration of the earlier canal water supply schedule, adequate irrigation water for tail-end villages, and immediate compensation for farmers whose crops were damaged by the October 24 hailstorm.
According to Selja, farmers previously received canal water for two weeks, followed by a two-week closure, but the supply period had now been reduced to one week, while the closure period remained two weeks.
She...