Chhattisgarh has received barely 68 mm average rainfall so far during the beginning of the monsoon season.Koriya district has recorded the highest 139.2 mm rainfall in the State till date in this season.
According to data available with Revenue and Disaster Management Department, the rainfall recorded in Surguja district so far is 35.8mm, Balrampur (30.8mm), Jashpur (41.4mm), Raigarh (71.8mm), Mahasamund (50.8mm), Raipur (73.9mm), Gariaband (63mm), Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara (79.4mm),Janjgir-Champa (71.6mm), Korba (59.2mm), Bilaspur (131.3mm), Mungeli (112.7mm), Kabirdham (94.6mm), Rajnandgaon (76mm), Durg (67.9mm), Bemetra (83.8mm), Balod (36.7mm), Dhamtari (36.6mm), Kanker (13.6mm), Bastar (54.8mm), Kondagaon (69.7mm), Narayanpur (45.2mm), Dantewada (91.8mm), Sukma (64.6mm) and Bijapur (88.6mm).
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Raman Singh had on Wednesday issued directives to the officers of different departments to prepare an emergency plan to deal with any situation. A meeting of senior officers was held immediately on the instructions of the Chief Minister to hold discussions on preparing the plan.