The Indian Meteorological Department forecasts the country’s weather. This department holds immense importance. The irony of environmental pollution and global warming is causing unpredictable changes in the weather. This impacts agriculture, industries, and investment, disrupting manufacturing activities, and impacting tourism.
Every year, the seasons are changing contrary to the seasonal patterns. This harsh reality is being witnessed this year, even in April. A few days ago, there was a sudden spell of rain and hail. This caused significant damage to standing crops in many states across India. Sudden changes in weather adversely affect crop quality. This year, the wheat grains became smaller and lost their natural shine.
Central agencies make guaranteed purchases at the minimum support price, as this grain is then provided as cheap food to over 800 million people in the country. This time, due to inclement weather, wheat procurement in the markets began late, and farmers demanded that the government not hesitate in purchasing their crops damaged by the weather. But no sooner had the procurement officials received this green light than a sudden, extreme heatwave struck. There is no point in heat wave in April, but now there is an alert of severe heat wave in the north western states of the country for five days. The heat wave will show its magic till 25th April.
Heat wave will make people miserable in the areas of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, eastern and western Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Gangetic plains, Jharkhand, Odisha and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Even now the temperature is three degrees above normal. Temperature has been recorded up to 42 degrees in Narnaul, Haryana. Bathinda, Punjab, recorded a temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius. Life is severely affected. People have been advised not to leave their homes. Naturally, the willingness to work decreases