Rain alert: IMD issues orange alert in 15 districts of Punjab
Yellow alert has been issued in the rest of the northern states of India
Chandigarh, April 03: The Meteorological Department on Monday has issued an orange alert in Punjab’s 15 districts. The districts are mostly from the Malwa region. According to reports strong winds will blow at a speed of 30 to 40 kmph.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted there will be heavy rain and thunderstorms alongwith hailstorms at many parts of Punjab and Haryana. Yellow alert has been issued in the rest of the northern states of India. The current weather condition has further increased the concern of the farmers as it is the harvest season of wheat crop.
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IMD has issued orange alert in these districts of Punjab which includes Ferozepur, Fazilka, Faridkot, Muktsar, Moga, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Barnala, Mansa, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Fatehgarh Sahib, Rupnagar, Patiala and Mohali. There is also a possibility of rain in some places on April 04, IMD said that the weather will be clear from April 05.
The maximum rainfall of 14.5 mm was recorded in Hoshiarpur on Sunday morning. Ropar received 6.5 mm of rain, Patiala 3.1, Chandigarh 6.2, Amritsar 2.8, Ludhiana 7.8 mm, Jalandhar 7.5 mm. Gurdaspur remained the coldest in Punjab. The minimum temperature was recorded here at 11.3 degree Celsius.
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