Raipur, 22 June 2017
Chhattisgarh recorded average rainfall of 86.4 millimeter since 1 June till date. Maximum rainfall of 257 millimeter has been recorded at Sukma district. Revenue and Disaster Management Department Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhawan) based monitoring cell revealed that Bastar district recorded 188 mm rainfall, Kondagaon district 172.6 mm, Bijapur district 150.7 mm, Raigarh district 112 mm, Mahasamund district 106.6 mm, Janjgir district 97.6 mm, Dhamtari district 95.8 mm, South Bastar ( Dantewada) 94.3 mm, Gariyabandh district 88.8 mm, Narayanpur district 87 mm, Jashpur district 78.6 mm, Kanker district 76.7 mm, Korba district 73.2 mm, Bilaspur district 71.5 mm, Balod district 67.8 mm, Bemetara district 65.1 mm, Rajnandgaon district 60.4 mm, Balodabazar district 57.9 mm, Surajpur district 57.8 mm, Raipur district 51.2 mm, Durg district 50 mm, Balrampur and Korea districts 40.5 mm, Kabirdham district 33.2 mm, Surguja district 35.3 mm and Mungeli district 23.9 mm.
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