Chandigarh witnesses rainiest December day since 2014
Chandigarh witnessed the rainiest December day in Chandigarh since 2014, with 6mm overnight rain and 35.1mm recorded during the day on Friday (December 13) and 74.2mm rain recorded on December 14. Surender Paul, director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh, said in a statement that "A very active western disturbance had hit the region on Friday. The easterly winds which contain their own moisture have been active, and the confluence of both lead to excessive rain (41.1mm) on Friday. Meanwhile, gusty winds are likely to continue on Saturday, which were blowing at speeds between 25km/hr and 30 km/hr on Friday. IMD scientist Shivinder Singh stated that only light rain (about 10mm) is likely to take place on Saturday. Alos, he said that there are chances of dense fog. https://www.ptcnews.tv/noida-woman-kills-daughter-commits-suicide-hours-after-husband-jumped-in-front-of-metro-station/ Also, Surender Paul said that the maximum temperature is not likely to rise for the next three days due to the dense fog while the minimum temperature can fall by 2-3 degrees after Saturday. Meanwhile, the traffic jams were witnessed amid heavy rains in the evening. The traffic lights were not working and traffic was being managed manually. Also, there were still many places, where traffic lights were not working on Saturday morning. On Friday, Indigo’s Chandigarh-Srinagar flight was cancelled due to bad weather in Srinagar. -PTC News
