INDIAN cardamom growers have warned that the continuous dry spell and winds in the growing areas in Kerala, will adversely affect the plants if it goes on without any summer showers until the end of February. The water resources currently available for irrigation will last until February 20 and thereafter, "if we don't get any rains then it is going to be a big disaster", growers told Business Line. They said the south-west and north-east monsoons last year were deficient and as a result the small reservoirs and dams weren't filled up. In addition, almost all the wild streams have already dried up... Read More