Made ByAnkita Bhargav

DEFINING MONSOON
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation.

But now monsoon is used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.

Usually, the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonallychanging pattern.

DROUGHT YEAR STARES ORISSA AS MONSOON PLAY S TRUANT

As reported by ET Bureau on July 22,2010:Scanty monsoon rains and soaring mercury levels have led to sweltering heat in Orissa, with most places recording maximum temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius. June ended with state deficit of nearly 22-35% rainfall.

DROUGHT YEAR STARES ORISSA AS MONSOON PLAY S TRUANT

Normally, July is the month of highest rainfall in several districts, where the average rainfall per day in July is 10 to 12 mm. But in July rainfall continued to be deficit from the beginning. The state experienced only about 83 mm rainfall in July leading to severe drought prone conditions.

SCANTY RICE CROP STARES BENGAL IN FACE

Kolkata: As on Aug 13, 2010 ,the scant monsoon in Bengal meant a shortage of about 27 lakh tonnes of rice in the coming year.

Going by the present progress of monsoon,it was estimated that

about 11 lakh hectares of land will remain uncultivated.

In the year 2009, just 2 lakh hectares out of 44 lakh hectares of

arable land in the state could be cultivated due to lack of adequate rains.

87% OF KHARIF SOWING INCOMPLETE

PUNE: District collector Vikas Deshmukh on Jul 5, 2011 said that

only 13 per cent kharif sowing has been completed in Pune district so
far, owing to the monsoon break. He, however, added that there is enough water available in the dams

to fulfill the drinking water requirement of Pune and the rural parts.

TRUANT, AFFECTING WATER SUPPLY

With the rains playing truant, the drinking water supply scenario assumed a serious proportion in the state of Ahmedabad as reported in July 2011.

The administration expressed hope that the prevailing water level would last till
July 31.

The storage volume in reservoirs plunged from 39 per cent in April to 19 per

cent in July.

TRUANT, AFFECTING WATER SUPPLY

According to official figures, the water level in 201 reservoirs in the five regions in north, central, south Gujarat and Saurashtra and Kutch have receded considerably.

The percentage storage in reservoirs in north Gujarat was 13.01 per cent in April, which has now dipped to 3.86 per cent.

In central Gujarat, the volume has dipped from 38.13 to 25.33 per cent.

TRUANT, AFFECTING WATER SUPPLY

There has been a sharp decline in storage in south Gujarat too from 49.73 per cent in April to 25.53 per cent.

The situation in Saurashtra, which has highest number of reservoirs (135), and Kutch (20), was no better either.

IN INDIA, SILVER DEMAND SLIDES

Good monsoons bring good tidings to the silver market in India. But the patchy rains may push prices of essential commodities ever higher, leaving little money in the hands of the farmer to buy precious metals like

gold and silver.

Sales of precious metals typically rise when rains are bountiful, with farmers preferring to park their money in gold and silver ornaments when

they have a bumper farm output.

IN INDIA, SILVER DEMAND SLIDES

With the country consuming over 3,000 tonnes of silver annually, silver is considered a hedge against inflation in rural India.

Far more affordable than gold, it is purchased by small families in the form of jewellery, while more wealthy farmers prefer to buy silver bars.

MONSOONS AND THE FLORA/FAUNA ECOSYSTEM

India is the worlds most bio-diverse regions and is home to about 500 species of mammals,
more than 200 species of birds and about 30,000 species of insects. It is also home to a wide range of exotic birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians.
But this ecosystem is dependent on the monsoon to survive. Any failure in the monsoon puts

enormous pressure on the survival.

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