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Farmers Protest Intensifies in Sriganganagar as Demands Remain Unfulfilled
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News18•18-10-2026, 13:01
Farmers Protest Intensifies in Sriganganagar as Demands Remain Unfulfilled
- •The farmers agitation in the Gharsana area of Sriganganagar district demanding irrigation water regulation continued for the 39th day.
- •Protesting farmers blocked the road at Dabbar Mor and threatened to occupy Birdhwal Head to release water into the Anupgarh branch.
- •A 12-member delegation of farmers has been staging a sit-in protest at the Indira Gandhi Canal Project building in Jaipur since Saturday night.
- •Talks between the farmers and Irrigation Minister Suresh Rawat on Saturday remained inconclusive, leaving farmers hoping for renewed negotiations.
- •Farmers have warned that if their demands are not met through dialogue, the agitation will be scaled up further across the region.
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Protesting farmers in Sriganganagar's Gharsana area have been demanding the proper regulation and distribution of irrigation water.
Farmers blocked the road at Dabbar Mor and threatened to occupy the Birdhwal Head to release water into the Anupgarh branch.
A 12-member farmers' delegation has been staging an all-night protest at the Indira Gandhi Canal Project building in Jaipur following inconclusive talks with Irrigation Minister Suresh Rawat.
