3.9. Monsoons and the Economic Life in India

♤ Monsoon is that axis around which revolves the entire agricultural cycle of India. It is because about 64 per cent people of India depend on agriculture for their livelihood and agriculture itself is based on southwest monsoon.

♤ Except Himalayas all the parts of the country have temperature above the threshold level to grow the crops or plants throughout the year.

♤ Regional variations in monsoon climate help in growing various types of crops.

♤ Agricultural prosperity of India depends very much on timely and adequately distributed rainfall. If it fails, agriculture is adversely affected mainly in areas where irrigation is not developed.

♤ Sudden monsoon burst creates problem of soil erosion over large areas in India.