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Dry Months in India. Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez Primary Content Source: Geography Alive!. The Mehrangarh Fort rises out of the desert like a towering giant, looking down on the “Blue City” of Jodhpur, India. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dry Months in India
Presentation created by Robert L. MartinezPrimary Content Source: Geography Alive!
The Mehrangarh Fort rises out of the desert like a towering giant, looking down on the “Blue City” of Jodhpur,
India.
The city gets its nickname from the fact that most of the houses are
painted blue. Some people say that this color is used to keep away
mosquitoes.
In July 2002, nearly half of Jodhpur’s crops could not be planted because
the summer monsoons were late. The worst drought in more than 40 years
had begun.
Approximately 80 percent of the people living around Jodhpur are farmers, but farming is difficult in
this dry region.
The desert soil requires a great amount of water to produce crops, and farmers depend on the monsoons for
that water.
Wind can pick up the thin dust on the arid plains. These dust storms are
common before the summer monsoons.
In addition to growing crops, many farmers raise livestock, which can
survive on native plants when crops fail.
To conserve water, some farmers have begun to use drip irrigation, in which
water drips directly onto a plant’s roots.
Calcutta is a city of contrasts that has been described as both the
“City of Joy” and the “Dying City.”
Approximately 15 million people call Calcutta home. About a third
of the city’s residents live in slums.
From June to September, the winds shift directions, as the moist
monsoon air blows in from the Indian Ocean.
The monsoons can dump nearly 50 inches of rain on the city in only four months, and temperatures
can soar to 100 degrees.
Calcutta floods easily. The city’s old canals overflow quickly when
rainwater fills the streets, and buses and taxis can’t navigate the flooded
roads.
Calcutta has had to find ways to deal with the summer floods. In the past, a system of canals drained floodwater
out of the city.
Diseases that are carried by mosquitoes, such as malaria, then spread quickly, causing people to
sicken and die.
Today officials in Calcutta are looking at rebuilding the city’s
antiquated canals to help with the flooding.