季风已经到来，这对作物保护产品的经销商来说可能是个好消息。伴随着降雨而来的是昆虫和疾病发生的可能性增加，这使得种植者更愿意购买杀虫剂。
上周西南地区开始降雨，本周已进入印度东北部。长期预测让许多人怀疑降雨是否足以避免干旱。这 印度气象部门 预测季风将达到正常平均值的 88%。一些地区预计只会收到 85%。季风于上周在西南部开始，并正在全国范围内移动，带来了急需的降雨，在某些情况下还引发了洪水。
全国各地的城市和地区都在努力减少有限的降雨量。 A 的报告中如是说。 in India’s 商业标准 said “Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on Monday to review India’s irrigation systems in view of a forecast of deficient monsoon in 2015.”
根据一个 印度时报报道, the Maharashtra government is planning to introduce cloud-seeding to create an artificial rain in the drought hit zones of Vidarbha and Marathwada. “It has set aside a budget of $1.57 million (Rs 10 crores) for pilot projects in this area, said state revenue minister Eknath Khadse,” according to the report. Other regional governments are considering 农作物保险，印度时报报道。
The drought concern also affected the country’s stock market. The Sansex dropped 351 points last week, in part, after the Indian Meteorological Department drought report was released.
Read the latest IMD’s latest forecast （链接在这里）.