Gruelling heat wave sweeps Punjab,Haryana; Hissar records 47.9 deg.

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Chandigarh, Jun 9 (UNI) Gruelling heat wave swept Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Union Territory today with the mercury menacingly soaring in the region, touching 47.9 degrees celsius at Hissar.

The mercury stayed five degrees to eight degrees celsius above normal, making the people groan under severe heat wave caused due to the blowing of north-westerly hot and strong winds, according to the Weather Office here.

Hot winds blew across the region during the day, lambasting the people facing frequent power-cuts and water scaracity that have added to their woes.

Hissar with 47.9 degrees and Sirsa and Amritsar with 47.8 degrees each reeled under exceptionally high temperatures as the blazing Sun roared in its rage. The mercury hovered above normal by seven degrees at Hissar and eight degrees at Amritsar, which made them hottest places in Haryana and Punjab .

The current spell of severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue for the next two days.

Elsewhere in Haryana, the temperatures also rose at Ambala and Karnal, respectively recording 44.6 degrees and 45.0 degrees, five degrees above normal.

In Punjab, a severe heat wave conditions also prevailed at Patiala and Ludhiana where the mercury increased to 45.7 degrees and 46.6 degrees, six degrees above normal, respectively.

People in Chandigarh and its adjoining areas also groaned under intensified heat wave conditions with the mercury rising to 45.0 degrees from 43.6 degrees recorded yesterday. Hot winds swept across the city during the day.

Heat wave conditions also prevailed in some parts of Himachal Pradesh with Una recording 44.2 degrees, Sunderdnagar 42.1 degrees and Bhuntar 38.6 degrees. The capital town of Shimla recorded the maximum at 31.3 degrees, seven degrees above normal.

The weather office has predicted mainly Sunny days in the region with hot and strong winds in Punjab and Haryana during the next 24 hours.

UNI

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