Overview

• Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda held a press conference in Rohtak on August 5–6 to demand ₹50,000 per acre compensation for thousands of flooded acres across six districts.
• He blamed the state government for failing to clean urban sewers and rural drains before the monsoon, leading to widespread waterlogging, garbage buildup and health risks.
• Transport and Energy Minister Anil Vij said advance directives and extensive drainage measures kept most waterlogging under control, while acknowledging isolated incidents.
• Hooda highlighted an industrial exodus with more than 90 rice mills moving to Madhya Pradesh and threatened closures in Yamunanagar’s plywood and utensils sector and Panipat’s textile industry.
• Lawmakers will debate Hooda’s compensation call and broader infrastructure and agricultural distress when the Haryana assembly convenes its monsoon session later this week.