The monsoon continues to remain firm in Chhattisgarh with the total average rainfall between June 1 to July 22 recorded at 485.5 mm in the State.
Weather data made available by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department here has Bijapur district recording the highest average rainfall at 1,247 mm and the lowest 210 mm recorded in Surajpur district during the aforesaid period.
The rainfall recorded in other districts during the aforesaid period is as follows—Baikunthpur (Korea district) (396.2 mm), Ambikapur (Sarguja district) (288.4 mm), Balrampur (277.6 mm), Jashpur (277.7 mm), Raigarh (279.2 mm), Mahasamund ( 434 mm), Raipur (555.5 mm), Baloda Bazar (439.2 mm), Gariaband (510.2 mm), Janjgir-Champa (321.2 mm), Korba ( 370.4 mm), Bilaspur ( 426.6 mm), Mungeli (412.7 mm), Kavardha (Kabirdham district) (301.5 mm), Rajnandgaon (631.5 mm), Durg ( 452 mm), Balod ( 448.1 mm), Bemetara ( 408.2 mm), Dhamtari (502.9 mm), Kanker (North Bastar) (565.4 mm), Bastar (Jagdalpur ) ( 612.4 mm), Kondagaon ( 715 mm), Narayanpur (593.5 mm), Dantewada (South Bastar) (717.5 mm) and Sukma (715.3 mm).