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Drought monitoring: Untapped data

  • 14/09/2002

Drought monitoring: Untapped data Droughts, an integral part of India's geophysical profile, have registered a steep rise in frequency and ferocity during the past 50 years. To its credit, the scientific community has kept pace by conducting research that can minimise the impact of dry spells. But the government has done precious little to utilise this flood of information for the benefit of the worst affected sector