On the spectre of drought: Who said what
The immediate fallout of scanty rains is rise in prices of pulses,
vegetables, fodder, milk, and increase in edible oil imports at higher
rates, says Ashok Gulati.

{mosimage}The immediate fallout of scanty rains is rise in prices of pulses, vegetables, fodder, milk, and increase in edible oil imports at higher rates
Ashok Gulati, Chairman, Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices, in Business Standard
With the monsoon playing hide and seek, it is a challenge for our farmers and scientists to maintain the foodgrain output achieved in the last two years
Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture, in Bloomberg Businessweek
Monsoon is a worry. Till now, the monsoon has not been normal. Now we don't know how much it will recover in July, but the agriculture ministry is taking preparatory steps so that the usual negative effect will be reduced
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, to wire agencies
Reports suggest that the monsoon has been deficient and that will have an impact on the economy... we will have to wait and see what impact it has on demand for consumer goods
R. Sridhar, Chief Financial Officer, Hindustan Unilever, in Business Standard
The reservoir situation is similar to the conditions in 2009 when the country faced one of the worst droughts. It will definitely have an adverse impact on agriculture, not only on the summer crops but also on rabi crops
R.C. Jha, Chairman, Central Water Commission, in The Economic Times
Ashok Gulati, Chairman, Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices, in Business Standard

Ashok Gulati
Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture, in Bloomberg Businessweek

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, to wire agencies

Montek Singh Ahluwalia
R. Sridhar, Chief Financial Officer, Hindustan Unilever, in Business Standard
The reservoir situation is similar to the conditions in 2009 when the country faced one of the worst droughts. It will definitely have an adverse impact on agriculture, not only on the summer crops but also on rabi crops
R.C. Jha, Chairman, Central Water Commission, in The Economic Times