With the arrival of monsoon, Chhattisgarh is cooling, taking a deep sigh of relief as the repeated spell of rains made weather more than pleasant. Almost major parts of the state including capital Raipur has been covered by Monsoon clouds which knocked the Chhattisgarh southern door Bastar on Friday last.
According to Met officials travelling forward at a moderate speed, the monsoon clouds reached Surguja division, the northern region of state on Monday evening.
On Monday, a number of places of both Bastar and Surguja divisions received medium to moderate rains. Besides Bastar and Surguja, other divisions of Chhattisgarh also received rains.
According to Met department Jagdalpur and Baderajpur received 4-4 cm rains, Nagari and Chhindgarh registered 3 cm rains, Konta, Sukma, Keshkal, Antagarh, Ambikapur, Pendra Road, Pondri, Raroda, Raigarh, Gharghoda 2 cm each, and at several other places rains of 1 cm (10 mm) were recorded till Monday morning.
Meanwhile, dark clouds hovered over the sky of Raipur throughout on Monday but denizens of the state capital had to be content with just a mild spell of rain in the evening. But this too was enough to make weather pleasurable as temperature plunged to 34.5 degree Celsius while minimum temperature was registered at 26.7 Degree Celsius. Durg registered maximum temperature of 30.4 degree Celsius and minimum of 25.4 degree Celsius, Bilaspur registered maximum 34.2 degree C and minimum 26.3 degree Celsius, Pendra Road registered maximum 27.6 degree C and minimum 21.1 degree Celsius, Ambikapur registered maximum 30.4 degree Celsius and minimum 22.3 degree Celsius while Jagdalpur registered maximum 30.2 degree Celsius and minimum 22.0 degree Celsius temperature.