- Farmers will be badly hit with the monsoon failing them during sowing season.
- The overall economy will be affected with the purchasing power of the rural population coming down.
- Vegetable prices will go up.
- With the water reservoirs emptying and groundwater not recharged, there could be an acute water shortage in towns and cities.
- With panic setting in, prices of essentials too could shoot up.
- If dams are not recharged, hydel power generation could be hit.
Suntanned Prayers
The weatherman says it could still be in the ambit of 'normal', but an abnormally delayed monsoon has spurred a drought alert
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