The Meteorological Department on Saturday informed that several districts of Chhattisgarh are likely to receive heavy rainfall over the next two days. Heavy rainfall alert for several districts today: Check weather updates. The districts including Bilaspur, Korba, Mungeli, Gariaband, Raipur, Durg and Dhamtari may witness heavy spells of showers with thunderstorms at one or two places in the next 48 hours, said H P Chandra, a meteorologist at Raipur’s meteorological centre.
weather updates department Meteorologist at Raipur’s meteorological centre further added that heavy to very heavy rainfall alert is likely in Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Balodabazar and Mahasamund districts in the next 48 hours and the rainfall warning was issued at 1:30 pm on Saturday. “A low pressure area lies over north Bay of Bengal. Associated cyclonic circulation extends upto 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwards.
The monsoon trough now passes through centre of depression over northwest and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea, Erinpura, Kota, Satna, Daltonganj, Digha and thence southwards to the centre of low pressure area over north Bay of Bengal and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level. These activities are likely to result in heavy rainfall in four divisions- Raipur, Durg, Bastar and Bilaspur of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh till August 15,” Chandra said in a statement.
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An average rainfall of 762.9 mm has been recorded in Chhattisgarh till Friday since June 1, as per the state revenue department, while the highest rainfall of 1,778.4 mm was recorded in Bijapur district while the Surguja district witnessed the lowest average rainfall of 302.7 mm during this period, according to report. So far, nearly 63 people have died in rain-related incidents and other natural calamities between June 1 and August 11 as southern and central regions were battered by rain, an official said.
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