In India, monsoon is more than just a season. It is an emotion. The smell of the wet earth, the dance of leaves and a sigh of relief for farmers who depend on rain for cultivation of their crops.
Have you ever thought about who calls the rain?
It is the trees. They stand tall for years, and quietly shape the rhythm of our monsoon.
Invisible Connection Between Trees and Rain
It starts with something simple – water.
Trees pull water from the soil through their roots. They release it back to the atmosphere as vapour through their leaves. This process is called transpiration and is responsible for forming clouds.
When many trees do this together, moisture is created in the air, which is enough to attract rainfall.
Hence, trees enable rainfall.
This is the reason why the Sunderbans or the Western Ghats receive consistent rainfall than barren lands. The trees keep the water cycle alive. They are nature’s rainmakers.
Gentle Guardians
When the rain arrives, it brings along with it a force, besides water. Without trees, this force can destroy. The rain water rushes down slopes, carrying away topsoil and floods villages.
But trees act as gentle guardians. Their leaves slow down the raindrops, their trunks break the flow and their roots hold the soil tightly.
Each and every tree is like a small dam that saves the soil and ultimately saves lives. This is the reason why farmers love trees and plant them around their crop fields. They realize how trees protect their crops, even during heavy downpours.
Farmer’s Friend
If you ask any farmer, they will tell you that trees are more than just providing shade. They are a part of their family.
During the monsoon, the trees protect the young crops from strong winds. The fallen leaves enrich the soil. Their shade keeps the moisture locked in the ground.
Fruit-bearing trees such as mango, guava and coconut, gives the farmers an extra source of income during the season.
Trees maintain a cycle of selfless giving – food, shade, protection, water, soil and life.
Refilling Mother Nature’s Wells
After rainfall, much of the rainwater seeps into the ground. But without trees, the rainwater flows away too quickly.
The roots of the trees create pathways through which rainwater can sink deeper into the soil. This recharges groundwater – the hidden reservoir that sustains wells, ponds and rivers, long after the monsoon season ends.
In this way, the trees not only call the rain – they store it for later. That is why villages with more trees barely run dry, even during harsh summers. Trees turn every raindrop into a long-term gift.
SankalpTaru Foundation : Growing Rain and Hope
Across India, the SankalpTaru Foundation has been bringing the water cycle back to life. Through their tree plantation drives, they are not only adding greenery but restoring balance to the monsoon.
In the regions like Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Ladakh, their planted trees improve rainfall patterns and reduce desertification.
Each tree planted is geo-tagged and monitored, ensuring it grows perfectly to make a difference.
In rural areas, these plantations prevent soil erosion, protect farmlands and recharges groundwater – bringing relief to farmers who once depended on uncertain rainfall.
For them, SankalpTaru’s trees are not just trees. They are the rain-bringers.
Whisper to the Sky
The beauty of monsoon lies in its harmony – the clouds in the sky, trees on the ground and rivers in between.
But when trees are cut down, the connection is broken. The sky stops forming clouds and the rainfall becomes uncertain.
Planting trees is how we mend that bond. It is how we remind the clouds where to go.
Each sapling planted is a whisper to the sky : “ Come back. We are ready for you.”
Conclusion
The monsoon does not begin in the clouds. It begins in the roots, in the soil, in the green canopy that gives life to our land.
Trees make the monsoon much kinder, gentle and more giving.
And when we plant them with care, love and purpose, we are not only growing forests, but we’re growing rain, hope and life.
