Slight rise in mercury in HP, Una sizzles at 43.2 deg C

Mercury rose marginally in Himachal Pradesh today with the weather remaining dry in most parts of the state and Una in Shivalik foothills recording the highest temperature at 43.2 degrees Celsius.
Sundernagar recorded a maximum temperature of 38.2 degrees Celsius followed by 37.2 and 36.5 degrees Celsius in Nahan and Bhuntar respectively.
The temperature rose marginally to 34 degrees Celsius in Solan followed by 33.3 degrees Celsius in Dharamsala and 28.9 degrees Celisus in Shimla. Kalpa recorded 25.2 degrees Celsius.
The rise in temperatures triggered fresh forest fires in Tara Devi forests with the Forest Department officials claiming these were ground fires caused by burning of dry pine needles and would subside.

The forest staff are on tenterhooks as fires in other forest region, especially in lower hills could erupt again due to rise in day temperature and dry weather.
The MeT Department has predicted dry weather in the region over the next five days.
Una had recorded the highest temperature at 42.8 degrees Celsius in the state yesterday.