The metrological department confirms that India faces a partial
drought this year. There's a huge calamity in Karnataka and
coastal areas. When every drop of water has become precious in
the wake of severe drought in the State, nearly 360 million
litres of water go waste in terms of leakage due to old and
worn-out pipelines in the city. The prevailing drought has cast
its shadow on Dasara celebrations this year. The state
government has decided to keep the state festival a low-key
affair, without any grandeur. India is on its way to be declared
a drought country with the Met department admitting that the
country is suffering a rain deficit of 51 per cent. To add to
the woes, it has been predicted that even the second half of the
monsoon - between August and September - will witness less than
50 per cent rain. This Monsoon rains will not be enough to save
the country from its first drought in three years, the weather
office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather
pattern would reduce rains aga