The rains – no sign of it !!

Posted on July 21, 2012 by msrksl

There are no rains this time the seasons has started about a month back. We used to wait eagerly for the rains, giving us relief from the summer which was always enjoyable as it coincides with our holidays.Once it starts it will rain day and night for days together with no breaks and everything will be drenched in the rains .The ponds , the wells , the canals will be over flowing .We will go fishing in canals and catch small fish and put it back in our ponds ( we never eat it , we are vegetarians). The sky will remain dark no sign of the sun ,we will go every where with umbrellas and once we reach home we will be served hot foods like tapioca or things like that .The pond will be full of water and we will have a gala time swimming in it .The nights will be noisy with the frogs doing their mating song it was great time sleeping listening to the song of the rain.
But now it is way past the season no sign of rain , every one tells different reasons for it. Most of the country is in the grip of a drought and some north eastern states are suffering from floods.It looks like in the coming years the amount of rains will be diminishing and we are going to suffer . Look at our politicians they are least bothered about it and they are going playing on games to make sure that their power and positions are intact .The centre is using all its energy to elect one of its leaders as president which is a post of no significance and trying to hoist a reluctant young family member as the future ruler of the country.Here in Karnataka they are haggling for cabinet berths ,posts and houses when most of the state is reeling under drought. They are also planning foreign trips to “study” the system over there .But politicians will be like that always .
What we can do is to implement ways preserve water , reduce the wastage of water , install rain harvesting systems in our houses,participate in plans to protect our environment , help to plant and grow more trees.
When I look out of the window the dark clouds are looming in the sky ,hope it will rain so that i can enjoy it and relive the old memories with it !!