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.Monday, June 30, 2008Â Updated: 03:53 am .Â
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Monsoon god disowns 'god's own country'
VJ Jayaraj | Thiruvananthapuram
Farmers and the power sector are in panic as Kerala is in for a monsoon crisis with the weathermen warning of scant rains in July too. Since the start of the southwest monsoon on May 31, there has been a drop in rainfall of more than 38 per cent from the normal and farmers of several areas in the State, which is already facing a foodgrain crunch, are unable to start or maintain agricultural activities.Â
The power sector is also in the doldrums, with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) having already imposed a half-hour peak time load shedding due to a grave drop in water levels of the hydel reservoirs.
The weather monitoring wing of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) do not see any chances of improvement in the monsoon. They say that the chances are that the June trend might prevail in July also, which would pose serious problems to the farming as well as power sectors.
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Bad news for Congress
.Monday, June 30, 2008Â Updated: 03:53 am .Â
Pioneer.com
Monsoon god disowns 'god's own country'
VJ Jayaraj | Thiruvananthapuram
Farmers and the power sector are in panic as Kerala is in for a monsoon crisis with the weathermen warning of scant rains in July too. Since the start of the southwest monsoon on May 31, there has been a drop in rainfall of more than 38 per cent from the normal and farmers of several areas in the State, which is already facing a foodgrain crunch, are unable to start or maintain agricultural activities.Â
The power sector is also in the doldrums, with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) having already imposed a half-hour peak time load shedding due to a grave drop in water levels of the hydel reservoirs.
The weather monitoring wing of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) do not see any chances of improvement in the monsoon. They say that the chances are that the June trend might prevail in July also, which would pose serious problems to the farming as well as power sectors.
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Bad news for Congress