Floods and Drought
Talking of drought when some parts of the country are reeling under the fury of floods may look awkward. But it is a reality at the moment. Visuals of flood fury in Assam, North Bihar, parts of Karnataka and Kerala are disturbing. More than 200 people (according to official estimate) have lost their life in floods. North Bihar is facing its worst flood situation in the districts. On the other side, there are reports of deficient rains in large parts of the country. In some areas it is drought like situation.
A family in Buxar district of Bihar doing farming laments that there is little rain. We are trying to keep paddy saplings green by pumping water in the field and waiting anxiously for rains. But there are hundreds of thousands of marginal farmers who don’t have motor pumps to draw wat...