Farmers protest in Ballari demanding canal water release until December 30 to safeguard crops amid potential stoppage after November 20. Farmers from Rampur and Thimmapur villages staged a road blockade in Jannaram mandal, demanding that water from the Kadem dam be supplied for irrigation until November 30. The protesting farmers said their paddy crops had reached the crucial grain-filling stage and required irrigation for at least another 15 days to ensure the.