Bijapur district records maximum rainfall in the state
Raipur 25 August 2023// According to the information gathered by the State Revenue and Disaster Management Department through the State Control Room, the state has recorded an average rainfall of 719.9 mm from June 1, 2023, till now. Analyzing the rainfall data from June 1 to the morning of August 25, the Bijapur district experienced the highest average rainfall of 1258.3 mm, while the Surguja district recorded the lowest average at 336.0 mm during the same period.
As per the information provided by the State-Level Flood Control Room, the recorded average rainfall since June 1 varies across districts. In Surajpur district, an average rainfall of 655.3 mm has been registered, while Balrampur has experienced 687.2 mm, Jashpur has recorded 589.0 mm, and the Koriya and Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur districts have recoded 705.2 mm and 713.8 mm of average rainfall respectively.
Similarly, 823.1 mm in Raipur district, 723.1 mm in Balodabazar, 658.3 mm in Gariaband, 750.2 mm in Mahasamund, 721.4 mm in Dhamtari, 733.4 mm in Bilaspur, 884.0 mm in Mungeli, 803.6 mm in Raigarh, 660.6 mm in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh. Average rainfall of 614.3 mm was recorded in Janjgir-Champa, 606.6 mm in Sakti, 708.5 mm in Korba, 733.0 mm in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, 578.3 mm in Durg, 559.7 mm in Kabirdham district, 780.6 mm in Rajnandgaon, 915.9 mm in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, 745.3 mm in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, 763.9 mm in Balod, 556.8 mm in Bemetara, 728.1 mm in Bastar, 665.3 mm in Kondagaon, 677.1 mm in Kanker, 642.4 mm in Narayanpur, 822.3 mm in Dantewada and 1046.8 mm in Sukma since June 1.
