It is the most productive and abundant season during the year. Nevertheless, the percentage of annual rain has been increasing rapidly, and India has started to have more rain than it had during the same period two decades ago. This means that the more rain the country gets, the more damage to agriculture and the food supply they will have. According to statistics, there are at least 27 states that have been affected by these water related disasters. In addition to that, according to the surveys that were done in 2007 - 2008 indicate that India is one of the countries that has the highest rates of significant disasters due to climate change (Somini Sengupta, n.d. and Theodore C. Sorensen, n.d.). .
The lack of precipitation also has as much effect as flood on agriculture. Due to the lack of precipitation, India has been struggling with its crop productivity. Not only wheat and rice but also all crops as well as dairy products have been influenced by the decline of rainfall. This is a crucial point because having more drought means more hunger and starvation in India, especially in rural areas where the majority relies on agriculture and farms to make a living. In fact, the percentage of people depending on agriculture has decreased over the years. For instance, over a decade ago the percentage of people who used to depend agriculture was 70%, whereas now it is only 58%. Most of the agricultural workers earn $2/per a day because there are not many job opportunities in the industry anymore due to the drought issue. More specifically, Punjab and Haryana in the north of India as well as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in the west have been severely affected by the lack of rain (Sathish Simon, 2012).
Furthermore, P.K. Joshi who is the director for South Asia at the International Food Policy Research Institute states, "Food grain and oilseed production in India could fall up to 12 percent this year as a result of poor rain" (VIKAS BAJAJ, 2013).
