Agriculture expert, Devender Sharma, says concerns about the deficient rains are running high in those parts of the country that have no access to modern irrigation systems.

• 6月的干旱使农村数以百万等待播种稻米等农作物的农民感到不安。同时，人们还担心依赖丰沛降雨的粮食生产在今年也会受到影响。