Monsoon remains vigorous in HP, subdued in Haryana

Chandigarh, Sep 12 (UNI) Rains lashed parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh but eluded Haryana since last night.

In Punjab, moderate rain pounded Nangal dam site recording 14.8 mm, while Balachour measured 4.1 mm rainfall till this morning.

However, rains eluded Haryana and Chandigarh.

Several areas of Himachal Pradesh, including mid and lower hills, were lashed by rain which brought down considerable fall in the temperature in the hilly state.

Shimla and its adjoining areas were also lashed by rainfall with the capital town recording 0.9 mm downpour till this morning.

Upper areas of Shimla district, including tourist places of Wildflower Hall, Kufri, Naldehra and Narkanda, also had rainfall forcing tourists to stay indoors.

Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Kalpa, Pandoh, Suni, Kasol, Bharthin and Bhang-Manali areas also received rain.

Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, also experienced moderate rainfall. The capital town recorded 36.0 mm rain overnight.

The met department has predicted moderate to heavy rain or thundershowers at few places in Himachal Pradesh and light to moderate rain or thundershowers at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana during the next 24 hours.

UNI VKJ SI DB1844