Dancin’ in the rain

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Dancin’ in the rain

Monday, 04 July 2022 | Pioneer

Dancin’ in the rain

The arrival of monsoon is good news, but it’s also time to guard against water-borne diseases

The monsoon is finally here after playing hide and seek for a while. After a few days’ delay, the southwest monsoon has reached Delhi and covered north and central India. As per IMD data, by July 1, the monsoon had covered more than 80 per cent of the country and brought cumulative rain in June to near normal. The southwest monsoon reaches Delhi usually on June 27 and covers the country by July 8. It is indeed good news as the delay was causing anxiety to farmers and pushing up prices of select varieties of pulses because farmers feared a drop in final output. A revival in the rains, particularly over the main pulses and oilseeds growing regions of north, central and west India, has led to new zeal among farmers planting kharif crops. Sowing of oilseeds till June 24 was almost 24 per cent less than in the same period last year. As per IMD analysis, not only has the monsoon revived strongly, but in the next seven days almost all parts of the country except interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and west Rajasthan will receive good rain.

The weatherman says the monsoon is likely to be good because La Nina conditions are likely to prevail till the end of August, while the impact of a negative Indian Ocean Dipole would be minimal. It is good news for granaries as our well-being depends upon the strength of the monsoon. The monsoon brings relief from the scorching heat but also comes with its own set of problems. The waterlogged roads throw traffic out of gear. Many people remain stuck in traffic for hours and utilised their time to post their plight on the social media. It is just the beginning of the monsoon; soon we will have floods and a flurry of diseases to deal with. We also have waterborne vector-borne diseases to fight as these are synonymous with the monsoon. Even though these are recurring problems, we have not been able to solve these problems. It’s not that the solution does not exist, but maybe nobody is interested in finding a solution. When a problem can be turned into an opportunity, why solve it? Potholed roads, dirty drinking water, vector-borne diseases and heaps of garbage provide such opportunities. Everyone has their reason to dance in the rain!

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