“Unlike scientific inventions, water cannot be invented. One has to depend on the clouds for it. “Monsoon failures and sudden heavy downpours with flash floods washing away a major portion of the water and fertile top soil into the ocean show how difficult the situation can be,” says Dr. G. Nammalvar, organic scientist. In the name of industrialization and urbanization, trees have been cut. With the absence of trees, rains fail and this has a direct impact on the planet. While others may feel it, farmers experience it acutely, and monsoon failure results in a disaster for farmers, especially dry land cultivators.
A practical solution for turning drylands into productive areas
by M.J. PRABU, The Hindu, 13 November, 2008