New Delhi: The newly elected Narendra Modi government at the Centre is not facing just a deficit budget, it is also facing a deficit Monsoon. Perhaps, the below normal rainfall would be the biggest challenge which may test the administrative capabilities of the new government. According to weather office reports, almost 80 per cent of India has received below normal rainfall in the first month of Monsoon - June.
Weather experts feel that the situation may improve only in July and August. India gets maximum rain during July and August. The weather experts and the government are pinning their hopes on these two very crucial months.
The sowing has not even started in most parts of India due to shortage of rain. The Monsoon, which was late by almost a week, has been good in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and South interior Karnataka.
It has been normal over Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh and parts of Chhattisgarh. The Central India is facing a shortage of 54 per cent and Punjab-Haryana region is facing 47 per cent shortage of rainfall during June.
According to weather experts, heavy winds are preventing the spread of Monsoon clouds in many parts of India. The sowing of cotton and soya has also been delayed in many parts.
In most parts of India, sowing of food crops and commercial crops takes place in July and August.
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