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Odisha reels under drought-like situation: 22 districts hit by deficient rainfall

As many as 22 districts are reeling under drought-like situations with varying degrees of deficient rainfall. According to IMD’s regional office here, from 1 June to 10 August, Odisha has received 488.6 mm rain which is 29 percent below the average rainfall.

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HP records 26 pc deficient monsoon rainfall

Lahaul Spiti district recorded lowest rainfall in the state with the tribal area receiving only 105.5 mm rainfall which was 73 percent less than LPA value, followed by Chamba (55 percent), Kinnaur (-54 percent), Sirmaur (-37 percent) and Shimla (-29 percent),” he added. Earlier, lowest rainfall of 523 mm (-37) percent was recorded in Himachal in 2014.