New Delhi, Friday, August 3, West Rajasthan has been left dry for the most part of this monsoon season. With a rain deficiency of more than 80%, the residents in this western most part of the country fear drought and looking to migrate.
The residents of rural areas of Jaisalmer and Barmer are considering migration as the rains continued to be evasive from the region. The region usually gets rain when a low pressure area or a cyclonic circulation develops over the Arabian Sea and penetrates from the west coast to send the southwesterly winds into this region but that has not happened as yet. The prevalence of westerly winds is also adding to the miseries of residents as they make weather hot.
The drought prone areas of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer and Barmer witnessed waterlogged fields last year during the same period but now they are struggling to the feed their cattle and family as rain scarcity has led to dried up tankas (small underground tanks) and disappeared fodder for cattle.
Rain prospects in the months of August and September are also not boding well for this region. During this period, rain deficiency is likely to be around 60%-70%, which is unlikely to give any relief to the residents of the border areas.
