Rohtak, Sept. 2 -- Heavy rainfall in major parts of the state from the last three days, has thrown life out of gear. Many people were stranded in Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Jind, Hisar, Sirsa and other parts of the state. In urban areas, roads and streets were inundated with water and commuters had to face inconvenience. On Monday, a delegation of farmers from various villages of Meham met Rohtak deputy commissioner Sachin Gupta and appraised him about the flood-like situation in over the 25 villages. Vikas Siwach, a resident of Rohtak's Samain village, said that they also met the irrigation officials and told them that over 1,000 acres of crop is submerged into water and urged them to take out water with the help of motors. "We urged the DC to repair the damaged school and community centres buildings to avoid any untoward incident. The government should open the e-Kshatipurti portal for all affected villages and give orders for special girdawari," he added. Deepak Nehra, a resident of Rohtak's Nindana said that his 5-acres of Bajra crop was damaged and 2-acre paddy crop was submerged due to rains. "The government should provide Rs.70,000 per acre compensation to the affected farmers," he added. Dayanand Punia, of Matani village in Bhiwani, who represents All India Kisan Sabha, said that moong, bajra and cotton crops have been 70% damaged but the government has not opened the portal yet. " Where the farmers should go to lodge their complaint. If the government does not give orders for special girdawari, how farmers, who had not insured their crops, will get compensation," he added. In Hisar, electricity supplies were disrupted for over 10 hours as several 33 kV substations were inundated and several poles were uprooted. Hisar deputy commissioner Anish Yadav visited several flood-affected villages and directed the officials to provide pump sets to farmers to drain out water. He said that the situation is under control and helpline numbers have been issued. As the water levels in the Yamuna rose around noon after discharge, it entered low-lying areas of Karnal. Visuals showed waterlogging on a prime road connecting Haryana with Uttar Pradesh, at Shergarh Tapu village under Indri sub-division of Karnal. Karnal DC Uttam Singh visited vulnerable villages like Kalsoura and Kunda Kalan to take stock of the Yamuna embankments and water flow, while also speaking to heads of a few other villages. On the other hand, Haryana assembly speaker and Gharounda MLA Harvinder Kalyan also spoke with the DC asking them to be fully prepared to deal with a possible flood-like situation. Overflowing Som and Pathrala river also caused inconvenience at various villages of Chhachhrauli block in Yamunanagar, while villages in Radaur remained on alert as overflowing Yamuna posed a constant threat. In view of heavy rainfall at the Kala Amb region and beyond, Markanda seasonal river also swelled at Mullana of Ambala and Shahabad of Kurukshetra. As per the figures, the river was flowing at 255.85 metres, just at the danger level of 256 metres at GT road in Shahabad at 4 pm. As a precautionary measure, all schools in 18 villages of Shahabad and Pehowa blocks will remain closed on Tuesday. Deputy commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena visited villages and areas with waterlogging, including Kathwa and Tangaur, taking stock of the situation. During a video conferencing, chief minister Nayab Saini instructed the DC to ensure that essential items for residents and fodder for cattle in 18 affected villages are provided. In view of meteorological warnings about heavy rains,Haryana government has directed field officers to stay put at their headquartersand maintain vigil till September 5. Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, in a communication to the divisional commissioners, range inspector generals and additional director generals of police, deputy commissioners, superintendents of police and sub-divisional magistrates, said that the India Meteorological Department has given a forecast of heavy rains in different parts of Haryana in the coming days. The IMD has also issued alert regarding the possibility of localised flooding and related disruptions in various parts of the state. During this period, no officials will be granted leave without the approval of the chief secretary or the home secretary, the communicationsaid....