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| Last Kharif and Rabi were not encouraging. |
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| Rahul Gandi Narendra Modi |
Whosoever takes
oath as the country’s next Prime Minister, fresh problems await him/her. PM may not
sit back and rejoice as – drought and inflation followed by that may be the
next big challenges he/she will face.
According to
International weather agencies and bureaus, the El Nino phenomenon would disrupt
and delay monsoon this year.
The
Australian Meteorological Bureau said that there was a more than 70% chance of
the El Nino developing this year.
El Nino, a
weather phenomenon that occurs when the Pacific Ocean heats up abnormally is
usually associated with deficient rainfall in India where Kharif farming is
heavily dependent on June-September monsoon.
Last year
(2012-13), Kharif crop (mainly soybean) got spoiled at many places in the
country like Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan etc due to heavy and
incessant rains.
Rabi crop,
too, faced unseasonal rains and wheat and chana crops in most major producing
states got affected.
If such
condition arises it would directly affect the food production, economic
recovery and inflation.
Interestingly,
food commodity price rise is one of the biggest issues in elections this year.
So the next
big challenges for the PM would be to take care of farmers, who have been suffering
for the last two farming seasons, inflation and economy at large.
