Average rainfall of 743.00 mm has been recorded in Chhattisgarh from June 1 to till date, which is said to be satisfactory.
Based on rainfall recorded in different districts, Bijapur district got the highest average rainfall of 1,774.4 mm while Surguja received the least -- 279.9 mm.
According to information from the Revenue and Disaster Management, the average rainfall in the other districts was: Dantewada 1,125.4 mm, Bastar 1,089.1 mm, Kanker 970.5 mm, Dhamtari 912.8 mm, Balod 898.4 mm, Narayanpur 860.6 mm, Kondagaon 855.0 mm, Gariaband 842.6 mm, Janjgir-Champa 821.7 mm, Rajnandgaon 799.8 mm, Mungeli 786 mm, Sukma 782.5 mm, Bilaspur 778.3 mm, Mahasamund 726.6 mm, Balodabazar 721.1 mm, Durg 717.3 mm, Kabeerdham 711.3 mm, Raigarh 644.3 mm, aurela-Pendra-Marwahi 627.4 mm, Raipur 573.0 mm, Korba 525.2 mm, Bemetara 502.3 mm, Koriya 396.7 mm, Jashpur 381.9 mm, Surajpur 380.1 mm and Balrampur 318.7 mm.