Haridwar, April 2 -- Farmer unions in Haridwar have warned of agitation over the non-fulfilment of their pending demands related to timely payment of crop dues, end to challans issued on tractors, completion of land consolidation, among others. Under the aegis of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rod), office bearers of the union on Wednesday said that with the sugarcane crushing season now over and sugar mills closed, farmers are prepared to launch protests again if their demands are not met by the second week of this month. "We had submitted a 17-point demand letter to the joint magistrate of Roorkee recently, where we were assured that 10 of the demands would be looked into. However, we want the remaining seven demands also to be addressed by the administration. If they are not resolved this month, farmers will be forced to take the agitation route," said Padam Singh Rod, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rod). Among the key issues raised by the union are timely payment of sugarcane crop dues, completion of land consolidation, exemption for farmers from installing smart electricity meters, and an end to challans being issued by regional transport officials to tractors returning from agricultural fields. The union has also demanded the creation of service-lane truck and tractor lay-bys along highway stretches near sugar mills and agricultural markets, waiver of electricity charges for irrigation purposes, and adequate availability of urea and quality seeds for farmers. Meanwhile, Deepak Ram Chandra, joint magistrate of Roorkee, said that the administration is taking farmers' concerns seriously. "Genuine demands of farmers are being addressed, and both the state government and district administration are seriously considering issues related to the agriculture sector." he said....