essay on monsoon season
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In India, we get rainfall for around 3-4 months. The agriculture of our country mainly depends upon water from rainfall. During this season, the ground water is replenished. The wells, lakes, ponds and reservoirs are filled with rain water. Without rain-water, these lands would turn into barren deserts.
Every year, we wait for the monsoon forecast from the weather department. Our heart gets filled with joy when we get the news of adequate monsoon.
Rain is of immense value to the cultivators. The greatest boon of the monsoon is the rich cultivation of crops. The tillers of land sow the seeds or plants as soon the rain makes the fields soft. Constant natural watering leads to their quick growth. During the period of adequate monsoon, we get good agricultural output.
But in cases of floods, the crops go under the water and are destroyed.
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It generally starts from mid June and continues till September. Dark and gloomy grey skies are a common sight during this season, which signify the much awaited rain. Though heavy rain disrupts our daily schedule and causes much inconvenience at times, the monsoon season is always welcome
At the start of monsoon, people extract their umbrellas, raincoats and gumboots. Students scurry to school covering themselves with their colourful raincoats and umbrellas. They seem very excited at times to have a shower in the rain. Office goers rush to office to be there on time. Sometimes when there is torrential rainfall, life comes to a standstill. Traffic jams, flooded lanes and by-lanes, people and children wading through the inundated streets are a common sight round this time of the year. Sometimes it is beautiful to watch children making paper boats and floating them in the waterlogged streets. Most of all, a rainy day declared as a holiday in school is most welcome in this season.
The monsoon is a blessing for the farmers across the country as well as for agriculture. Farmers wait eagerly for the monsoon as the rains are very important for the growth of crops. During the monsoon the fields, crops, trees and plants come alive. The whole of nature comes to life in a 'sea of green'. It is vital that the rains come in time or else delayed monsoon can cause drought; and farming gets heavily affected. Despite modern methods of farming, the monsoon rains are a reservoir for the farmers and his fields, which in turn is the source of our sustenance. A variety of plants, vegetables and crops grow in the monsoon. Beautiful flowers also blossom in this time. Dry riverbeds are filled by the rain water that is a major source of water for many across the country.
The rainy season is not devoid of its disadvantages. Sometimes the blessings of this season are transformed into a curse on account of natural calamities and disasters. When the monsoon does not arrive on time, droughts occur. Very heavy rainfall causes extensive damage to crops. Overflowing of rivers causes floods that damage property, fields and crops largely and loss of life. In hilly areas landslides during the monsoon is very common. This causes many to lose their lives, houses and their livelihood. In urban areas the people who are worst affected by the monsoon are the poor street dwellers. They have to leave their shelters on the pavement because of heavy rain and flooded streets. Several diseases such as malaria, dysentery, typhoid and cholera are seen to occur among the masses during this season.
On the whole the blessings of the monsoon surpass its curses and disadvantages. The entire life on earth circles round the monsoon. Thus the coming of the monsoon heralds a message of creation and rebirth. The typical fragrance of rain in the air breathes life into us after the scorching and relentless heat of the summer.
On a day when it rains cats and dogs and I have a football match or a dance party, I keep repeating the words of the poet: "Rain, rain, go away, come again another day..."