Monday, July 4, 2011

Rainfall data Darjeeling, Kurseong & Kalimpong - June2011


      * - Fatal landslide at St Mary’s, Kurseong where 4 people died.

     ** - Rockfall at Goethal’s in Kurseong, one house damaged, one injured.
  •   (23Jun2011) 16 Deaths at Pelling (W. Sikkim) due landslides, unfortunately rainfall data during this period at Pelling is not available.
  • District  Wise Rainfall Distribution for some North Bengal Districts
    (01.06.2011 TO 29.06.2011)

    Dist                     ACTUAL      NORMAL     %DEP       CAT
                                   (mm)          (mm)
    Cooch Behar         369.6           643.0            -43%            D
    Darjeeling              575.5          510.1             13%             N
    Jalpaiguri               516.4          633.2            -18%            N
    Malda                   310.9           206.3              51%           E


    (Source http://www.imd.gov.in/section/hydro/dynamic/rfmaps/districtwise.htm  - where
    D - Deficient; N-Normal; E -Excess)

    My thanks to Ms Kanta Pradhan of Compuset (Darjeeling) and Mr Bhushan Chettri (Kurseong) for the rainfall data.

    Praful
    Rao

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