Bhubaneswar: As many as 22 districts of Odisha have received deficient rainfall despite the early onset of southwest monsoon over Odisha.
As many as 17 districts received insufficient rainfall between June 1 and June 22 which are Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Sundergarh, Deogarh, Angul, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Khrdha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Koraput.
Similarly, five districts including Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjahr, Puri and Bolangir have recorded large deficient rain during the period, the regional Meteorological Centre informed.
#Monsoon Seasonal district average cumulative #rainfall along with #percentage departure from normal (mentioned within bracket) (till today, #22nd June 2024) over the districts of Odisha. pic.twitter.com/RsnEaeV85E
— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) June 22, 2024
Only eight districts- Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri, experienced the normal downpour in the same period.
The State has had a 39% rainfall deficit since the onset of monsoon.
From June 1 to 22, Odisha has received 83.6 mm of rainfall against the normal.
The insufficient rain affected greatly the kharif crop season. The scanty rainfall is attributed largely to the sluggish monsoon in the State.
