The Rain: Blessing to the farmers

I went home last week to see that all my kitchen garden with wilted vegetables. I asked my parents what happened? They said that they did not receive rain on time this monsoon and they are worried if the same situation continues for some more days. It is not only affecting the growth of vegetables in the garden but also the paddy which is the main source of income and staple food in my village. The Dzongkhag Dratshang took an initiative to recite Kanjur last Tuesday, so that rain will fall. It is tradition as well as believe that if no rain is received on time, reciting knajur will bring rain because of the blessings of the Bodhisattva. It is good that now the rain is slowly showering and making the farmers happy. Today's rain was quite strong and i am sure it must have made difference in the lives of the farmers across the country. Everyone must have heard or seen how farmers in the south are left without cultivating the paddy due to lack of rain. Now the question is, Why is it like this, why there is fluctuation of frequency of rainfall than in the past. The simple reason is that in spite of all the efforts and strong policy of the government, the global climate change is not leaving Bhutan, instead Bhutan is feeling the pinch of it.