Odisha registered a deficit rainfall of 25.68 per cent in June this year, official sources said.
The state received an average rainfall of 161.1 mm against the Long Term Average (LTA) of 216.5 mm during the month of June, they said.
Fromg among 30 districts of Odisha, Balasore received the highest rainfall of 268.9 mm during the month whereas Balangir district received the lowest rainfall of 97.3 mm.
As many as two districts like Balasore and Kendrapara received surplus rainfall of more than 19 per cent.
Seven districts which received normal rainfall (+ 19% to - 19%) are Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Malkangiri, Cuttack, Khordha and Puri.
Rainfall in 13 districts namely, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Boudh, Deogarh, Sundargarh and Koraput remained deficit between 19 per cent and 39 per cent during the month.
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Rainfall in 8 districts namely, Nuapada, Ganjam, Subarnapur, Angul, Nayagarh, Balangir, Nawarangpur and Kalahandi remained severe deficit between 39 per cent amd 59 per cent during the month.
On an average, the state experienced 9.9 rainy days in the month of June. However, this time, there were 8.1 rainy days during June.
Going by blocks, out of 314 blocks in the state, while 35 blocks have received surplus rainfall and 83 blocks have received normal rainfall, the rainfall in remaining 196 blcoks has remained deficit by more than 19 per cent. Of them, there is more than 59 per cent deficit rainfall in 43 blocks, they said.
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