Monsoon
in India - Strong, violent winds that often change their direction
with the season and bring about a considerable change in the climate are
termed as Monsoon winds. Blowing from cold to warmer regions, these
winds move from the land toward the sea in winter and from the sea
toward land in the summer.
The
monsoon season in India brings along a quite heavy rainfall
along the west coast between June and September whereas the eastern
coast observes rains somewhere between mid-October and December. The
monsoon winds in winter mainly blow from northeastern region of Indian
subcontinent carrying a little amount of moisture. With the Himalayas
acting as a barrier to the cold air from passing onto the subcontinent,
the winters in the country go relatively dry.
The
summer monsoons on the other hand reach India from the
southwest. Humid winds carrying moisture from the Indian Ocean reach the
region somewhere between June to September and cause heavy rains along
with them. This summer monsoon at times is accompanied by torrential
rainstorms that cause some violent landslides at times that have the
potential of sweeping away the entire towns or villages. But this summer
monsoon is ye heartily welcomes in India irrespective of its destructive
potential. It is because about 70% of the population of this agriculture
based economy of the world depends on these winds for irrigation.
Moreover a considerable amount of the entire electricity consumption in
India is also generated by water power provided by the monsoon rains.
