Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on24 Feb 23 Monitoring the wheat crop in India Regarding Taniya Dutta's article India monitors threat to wheat crop amid severe heat risk (February 21): This was an important piece and the news has wide implications. In the majority of states in India, people consume wheat routinely. Although in the southern states, more rice is consumed. India's monitoring of wheat crops is quite natural and only to be expected. If severe heat continues for months, the crop will be affected and people will face a shortage. The country has seen a severe winter and it's worrying that the heat in some parts of the country has already reached 40 °C. The consequences for the agriculture community and the country at large cannot be understated. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India