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Thousands Of Frogs Sacrificed In Bihar To Appease Rain Gods For Monsoon
The battle against severe shortage of rain has taken another superstitious turn as people of Bihar sacrifice thousands of frogs to appease rain Gods. This is the newest of bizarre rituals added to the list of frog weddings and ploughing the fields. Bihar has seen a 42 per cent deficit in rainfall this monsoon.
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32 Per Cent Deficit in Monsoon, Bihar Faces Drought-Like Situation
Farmers in Bihar are staring into the skies, waiting. If it doesn't rain in the coming week, they say, their rice crops would wilt away. The monsoon has brought Bihar only two-thirds the normal level of rain, bringing the state to the brink of agrarian distress.
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Bihar government declares drought in 33 of 38 districts
Despite a good monsoon, Bihar farmers have little to cheer about. A rainfall deficit of 37 per cent during this sowing season has led the state government to declare a drought in 33 out of the 38 districts in Bihar. This intervention came today after a Bihar government cabinet meeting.
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Bihar faces drought-like situation after rainfall deficit
India has seen a good monsoon this year, with a rainfall surplus of about 14 per cent across the country on Tuesday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) records.
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Thousands Of Frogs Sacrificed In Bihar To Appease Rain Gods For Monsoon
The battle against severe shortage of rain has taken another superstitious turn as people of Bihar sacrifice thousands of frogs to appease rain Gods. This is the newest of bizarre rituals added to the list of frog weddings and ploughing the fields. Bihar has seen a 42 per cent deficit in rainfall this monsoon.
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32 Per Cent Deficit in Monsoon, Bihar Faces Drought-Like Situation
Farmers in Bihar are staring into the skies, waiting. If it doesn't rain in the coming week, they say, their rice crops would wilt away. The monsoon has brought Bihar only two-thirds the normal level of rain, bringing the state to the brink of agrarian distress.
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Bihar government declares drought in 33 of 38 districts
Despite a good monsoon, Bihar farmers have little to cheer about. A rainfall deficit of 37 per cent during this sowing season has led the state government to declare a drought in 33 out of the 38 districts in Bihar. This intervention came today after a Bihar government cabinet meeting.
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Bihar faces drought-like situation after rainfall deficit
India has seen a good monsoon this year, with a rainfall surplus of about 14 per cent across the country on Tuesday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) records.
