Rains lash parts of Haryana, Punjab; mercury drops

Rains continued to lash parts of Punjab and Haryana today, with the mercury hovering below normal limits, the Meteorological (MeT) department said.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also received showers, a MeT official said here.

In Haryana, Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Karnal and Kurukshetra, received rains, apart from several parts of the National Capital Region (NCR).

Patiala, Mohali and Rupnagar, were among other places in Punjab to be lashed by rains.

Several parts of Punjab, Haryana including their common capital Chandigarh have been lashed by moderate to heavy showers over the past few days.

The maximum temperature at most places in the two states, including Chandigarh, hovered in the range of 28-32 degreess Celsius, down by 2-5 notches against normal limits.

The MeT has forecast rain/thunder showers at many places in the two states over the next two days.