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Hope Floats On Rain

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Devangshu Datta BUSINESS STANDARD

The Indian economy has always been monsoon-dependent.

For millennia, agriculture was not only the biggest GDP contributor, it gave employment to the vast majority. In the absence of decent irrigation, the monsoon was critical.

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First Published: May 10 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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