Chandubha Jadeja, a farmer of Sidasara village of Jamnagar district, is a worried man. Another one week without rains can well ground his hopes on groundnut sowing. The gap after the initial spell of rains is nearing three weeks, and his village lacks canal irrigation facility. To make things worsen, the water level in the wells too have depleted. He only prays that he gets full share of crop insurance, in case of a crop failure.
Jadeja is not alone, Dipak Bhagwanbhai, of Moti Bangar village of Jamnagar district, who has sown cotton over 20 bigha of land and was about to sow groundnut in rest of the field, too is at wit's end. He has spent Rs 20,000 on seeds and other inputs, and is hoping that showers will bless his village ponds and facilitate sowing.