Moderate rains soak Rajasthan

Light to moderate rainfall occurred at isolated places in Rajasthan.
Malpura recorded the maximum rainfall of 6 cms at 0830 hrs, a MeT official said.
Kishangarh and Khetari recorded 5 cms of rainfall, followed by Bandrisindri 4, and Chouth-ka-Barwara, Mandray, Devgarh, Sangaria and Jayal 3 cms each, the official said.
Moderate rainfall was reported from Ajmer, Udaipur, Kota, Jaipur, Bharatpur and Bikaner divisions in last 24 hours.
Light rains were also observed in the state capital since last night with 6 mm rainfall.
Jodhpur division covering Jaisalmer, Barmer, Churu, Sriganganagar and Hanumagarh districts remained hot, humid and dry and temperatures ranged between 36.2 deg C and 42.7 deg C.

The western end of monsoon trough has shifted northwards and now passes through Sriganganagar and Delhi.
Subdued rainfall will continue over Rajasthan for next two days, a forecast said.