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Odisha Records Highest Rainfall Deficit in 23 Years

-PTI/ TheWire.in

* Odisha received only 661.1 mm of rain between June 1 and August 31 this year, against a normal of 935.8 mm.

* Rainfall over the state during August was 204.9 mm, against a normal of 366.4 mm – a difference of 44%.

* The India Meteorological Department has forecast that the state will receive normal rainfall, of 226.6 mm, in September 2021.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded its highest rainfall deficiency this monsoon in over two decades, the MeT Centre has said, amid fears that the dry spell could trigger a drought in the state.

Odisha received only 661.1 mm of rain between June 1 and August 31 this year, against a normal of 935.8 mm, a shortfall of 29%, the Meteorological Centre here said.

This was the sixth occasion in the last 120 years when the southwest monsoon rain during the period has been deficient by 29% or more, an official release said on Wednesday.

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