Scorching Heat

     This year north India, is under intense heat wave even in the month of May, and mercury had touched 50 Degree Celsius in some parts, although from March onwards until June month period is of summer, but the way, this year summer season recording new levels then its really very horrifying feeling to think of June month and what will be summer season’s highest levels in the month of June this year? Increasing mercury accompany with power cuts and it effect on to the supply of water. Different experts have their different views somebody are blaming rising mercury because of global warming, somebody are blaming reducing number of rain forest area on the earth, somebody are blaming for human interference with nature, but as far Metrology department is concern it has come up with pleasing predictions for rain this year and declare that this year monsoon will be normal in country, which is a satisfying announcement for farmers, common people and government as last years lot of parts of country gets very less rainfall and government declared draught which resulted less yield of crops and ultimately people of country grind under inflation whose impact till date not over and government hoping for good monsoon this year so that good crops hit the market, it will help to control inflation, but the way till date, last five months of this year gone, with less rain which is also one of the reason of increasing mercury, people are still scared for less rain, and if we go through the stats of rain until the month of April then it prove they are little bit correct, perhaps we are going towards one more season with less rain –

• Punjab – 0.4 millimeter – should had been 12.1 millimeter
• Haryana – 0.2 millimeter – should had been 6.9 millimeter
• Chandigarh – 3.7 millimeter – should had been 15 millimeter

and if we believe on the above figures then metrology department prediction of normal rainfall appears impossible and news is coming that some crops like cotton is badly effective by intense heat wave. Till date because of scorching heat wave one hundred and fifty persons lost their lives, which includes five army personals and civilian who lost their lives in other areas are two each in Amritsar and Pathankot areas and seventy five persons lost their lives in Andhra Pradesh. Temperature which recorded highest in some areas, in the month of May, are below coded –

• Andhra Pradesh (Ramgundam) – 46 Degree Celsius
• Amritsar – 47.6 Degree Celsius
• Chandigarh – 40.4 Degree Celsius
• Sriganga Nagar – 49.3 Degree Celsius
• Shimla – 32.4 Degree Celsius
• Srinagar – 26.8 Degree Celsius

Everybody are now looking towards sky for rain, hoping and wishing for good rainfall in coming days, otherwise last year’s draught had given very bad and bitter experience not only to Indians but its impact felt across India, because of less yield in every crops, till date prices of essential commodities are not in the control of government and they are buying time from public by giving them false hope after sometime that they will control the inflation soon and even recently prime minister declare that till the end of this year they will control inflation, but if we go through the chart of prices of essential commodities then they are going towards south direction, it appear that government has not plan B in case of less rainfall to relieve their countrymen as they will be sufferer, it mean that highest temperature by no mean good for country and less rainfall will add insult to injury, hopefully Metrology department predications will be right of normal monsoon in the country.