S 1 : This year many States have been badly affected by the drought situation prevailing in the country. P: No better is the situation elsewhere, where floods have ravaged the standing crop. Q: Though some have been less affected, even these are facing an uphill task in managing the situation. R: Especially pitiable is the plight of the poor farmer who cannot afford a tubewell to irrigate his land. S: Here the predicament is more equitable, for everybody's land is similarly submerged under ten feet of water. S 6 : Either way, it seems the lot of the Indian farmer to be at the mercy of the elements. The Proper sequence should be: