Sunday, July 6, 2014

Crying about the weather!

The day had started off with heavy rains and the overcast sky promised a continuous downpour. The wet environment had continued till lunch time when the sun decided to come out of the clouds to smile upon the earth benevolently, drying up the clothes on the hanging lines and the surroundings with surprising haste!

The monsoon, this time, has been patchy and the reason, as per the weather pundits, is the presence of two cyclonic systems over the north eastern Pacific Ocean that're drawing the moisture away from the Arabian Sea - Indian Ocean - Bay of Bengal area weather systems! The latest prediction has it that the monsoon would revive during this week and most of India will get its normal quota of rainfall and it's our fond hope that it turns out to be true!

Otherwise, it's gonna be tough on the agriculture sector with the farmers taking a thorough beating and it will have a cascading effect on the prices and the availability of essential foodstuff. The lackadaisical economic growth over the last few years - brought about by various factors including the volatility of Iraq's oil thanks to its internal strife - needs to be reversed and it's the fond hope of every Indian that the Modi government would initiate things to bring about a robust economy. As a pragmatist, I'd go a step further in saying that the powers that be do not resort to populist measures eyeing vote bank politics - and I'm optimistic on this score by a statement made by Narendra Modi, not long ago, and I quote, "The elections are over and politics need to be set aside. The priority now would be to provide good governance". His actions, thus far, are definitely steps in the right direction!

The Railway and the Union budgets are gonna roll out this week. The people's expectations are high and one can hope that the government is able to satisfy everyone with its policies!

And, for starters, let's hope that the monsoon picks up this week as predicted!


Tailpiece.

I must admit that, on a very personal level, the revival of the monsoon is gonna restrict my morning and evening exercise outings. I'd have to depend more on my walker and forego the daily sights!

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