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XShimla: The southwest monsoon that arrived in Himachal Pradesh on June 20 has withdrawn entirely from eight out of 12 districts, the local meteorological centre said on Wednesday. "The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Chamba, Kangra, Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Solan, Sirmaur and Mandi districts, most parts of Kullu and Shimla districts and some parts of Lahaul-Spiti district today," the Met office said. The conditions are favourable for its further withdrawal from remaining parts of the state in the next two to three days, it added. Himachal Pradesh has received an average rainfall of 1,023.4 mm during the ongoing monsoon, surpassing the normal rainfall of 717.6 mm by 43 per cent. This season has seen the highest total rainfall since 1995, when 1,029.7 mm rain was recorded. How

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