Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered a deficit rainfall of 25.68 per cent in June this year, said an official source.

The state received an average rainfall of 161.1mm in June this year against the long term average of 216.5mm during the month of June.

Among 30 districts, Balasore received the highest rainfall of 268.9 mm during the month whereas Balangir district received the lowest rainfall of 97.3 mm. Two districts - Balasore and Kendrapara - received surplus rainfall of more than 19 per cent, while seven districts - Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Malkangiri, Cuttack, Khurda and Puri - received normal rainfall.

Thirteen districts - Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Boudh, Deogarh, Sundargarh and Koraput - recprded rain deficit between 19 per cent and 39 per cent during June. Eight districts - Nuapada, Ganjam, Sonepur, Angul, Nayagarh, Balangir, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi - recorded severe rain deficit between 39 per cent and 59 per cent.