The rain god is kind to Odisha as the State would have a prolonged monsoon period till September 22, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi said on Thursday.
Generally, monsoon, which begins from the first week of June, recedes by the first week of September.
However, as per the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast, this year the monsoon would recede after the third week of September, sad Sethi.
This year, the State has experienced more number of rainy days; and from June 1 to September 5, it received 1053 mm of rainfall, which is a surplus of 10 per cent. The anticipated normal rainfall during the period was 951 mm, which has already exceeded.
And the State would receive more rains in coming days, said Sethi, adding that eight districts have received surplus rainfall of more than 19 per cent. At least 22 districts have received normal rainfall so far.
Taking into account the block-wise data, 99 blocks have received surplus rainfall of more than 19 per cent and 177 blocks received normal rainfall. At least 31 blocks received deficit rainfall and 7 blocks received severe deficit rainfall during the period from June 1 to September 5.