While the joy of Jats of Haryana knew no bounds over the appointment of Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the Chief Minister, they have pinned several hopes on him, including getting water through the SYL canal.Several farmers of villages of Panipat and Sonepat districts expressed their hopes that being a Jat, Mr Hooda would definitely bring water through the SYL."The foremost demand of the farmers from the Hooda government is to get water through the SYL and we are hopeful that he would make every effort to get the canal completed,' said Sukhbir Singh of Naulatha in Panipat.Similar were the views of Ranbir Singh Malik of Khanpur Kalan village of Gohana in Sonepat. All eight "rajbahas' (mini canals) of Gohana remained dry during the six-year rule of the Chautala government, he alleged.Ram Dass of Atawala village in Panipat expressed concern over the decreasing level of groundwater to more than 60 feet in Atwala and surrounding villages.