Drying paddy crop
My dad is among the handful of lucky ones, blessed by a borewell that delivers clean underground water. Without rain, the plants of the less fortunate ones are drying and dying.
Its time for people to pray - for rain.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Agriculture - backbone of India
It is rather ironic that the government and people alike are apathetic towards the one industry that feeds 1 billion (and increasing) Indians. This year, the monsoon failed and what remains is that around one third of the farmers in my village have refrained from growing paddy.
Drying paddy crop
My dad is among the handful of lucky ones, blessed by a borewell that delivers clean underground water. Without rain, the plants of the less fortunate ones are drying and dying.
Its time for people to pray - for rain.
Drying paddy crop
My dad is among the handful of lucky ones, blessed by a borewell that delivers clean underground water. Without rain, the plants of the less fortunate ones are drying and dying.
Its time for people to pray - for rain.
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