Chhattisgarh’s 27 districts have recorded total average rainfall of 775.2 mm between June 1 to 8 August this year, an official statement here informed on Thursday.
As per the rainfall data made available by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department during the aforesaid period, the maximum average rainfall of 1692.6 mm was recorded in Bijapur and minimum of 408.5 mm in Kabirdham (Kawardha) district.
The rainfall data for other districts during the aforesaid period is as follows- Korea (Baikunthpur) (623.2 mm), Surguja (Ambikapur) (503.7 mm), Surajpur (452.2 mm), Balrampur-Ramanujganj (495.1 mm), Jashpur (438 mm), Raigarh (528.2 mm), Mahasamund (775 mm), Raipur (984.2 mm), Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara ( 652.6 mm), Gariyaband (891.6 mm), Janjgir-Champa (570.4 mm), Korba (514.3 mm), Bilaspur ( 450 mm), Mungeli (585.9 mm), Rajnandgaon (1017.1 mm), Durg (819.7 mm), Bemetara (712.8 mm), Dhamtari ( 891.6 mm), North Bastar (Kanker) (984.5 mm), Bastar (Jagdalpur ) (891.8 mm), Kondagaon (1023.3 mm), Narayanpur (995 mm), South Bastar (Dantewada) (1074.5 mm) and Sukma (968.9 mm).