Delhi, Chandigarh and other places receive rain on Monday morning
Chandigarh and nearby places receive rain on Monday morning
Chandigarh, Delhi and its nearby areas in Punjab and Haryana were lashed by rain on Monday morning. The morning temperature dropping by about two degrees, as per official information by IMD.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms for several parts of north and east India over the upcoming days.
Thunderstorms have been forecast in isolated areas over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, west Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim and Odisha.
The weather turned pleasant following the rain, which lasted for around an hour.
“It was quite dark when we were leaving for school on Monday morning. The rain came soon after. It was very pleasant,” Jaskaran, a Class 10 student of a private school said.
However, the rain could damage the harvested wheat crop in the agricultural fields. Standing crops, ready for harvest, could also have higher moisture content.
The wheat produce has started arriving in grain markets across Punjab and Haryana. Most of the stocks were left in the open to dry.
-PTC News
