How does rain help India?
Rains form a very important feature of the Indian climatic conditions. It helps India in various way as follows:
Economic value: Their economic value to this country is very great. They are responsible for our large agricultural produce. They also contribute towards a major portion of our foreign trade, the income of the government and the internal peace of the country. In fact, the general prosperity of the masses depends upon a favorable monsoon.
Perennial rivers: Rainwater is deposited in the Himalayas, the jungles, and the tarais below, and thus our Northern India Rivers are kept perennial.
Soil productivity: The productivity of our soil in most cases depends upon the seasonal rains. The atmosphere just above the surface of the earth is supposed to contain certain chemical substances, which are brought down to the surface of the earth with the help of the rains.
Irrigation: Rains are thus an important source of irrigation, and decrease our dependence on the artificial means of irrigation.
Two Monsoons: We get most of our rains during the months of June, July, August and September by the two systems of Monsoons that bring rainfall to the Northern and Southern regions of the Indian Peninsula.
The Arabian Sea monsoon gives rains to the Western Ghats and the southern tableland. A part of the vapor-laden clouds not checked by any mountains on the way comes to the Himalayas.
The Bay of Bengal monsoon gives rain to many parts of India. Cold weather rains in parts of Northern and North-Western India are due to cold winds from the north-west.
