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India’s economy hit by severe drought

Indian volunteers distribute free cold sweet water on a street in New Delhi, India, May 28, 2015. (AFP Photo)

Munawar Zaman
Press TV, New Delhi

India is in the grip of searing heat waves and devastating drought while successive dry monsoons have worsened the situation in rural areas. Thousands of farmers have left their drought-hit villages for big cities while the drought is taking a heavy toll on the country’s economy.

 


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