Rains lash many areas in northwest region

Chandigarh, Sep 3 (UNI) Moderate rain lashed isolated places in Punjab and Haryana and many areas in Himachal Pradesh since last night, providing respite from hot and humid weather conditions in the region.

Light to moderate rain pounded parts of Punjab with Balachour recording 7.2 mm rainfall overnight. The holy city of Amritsar and Ludhiana were also lashed by downpour.

Certain areas in Haryana also experienced rain with Karnal recording 4.0 mm while Rohtak reported trace rainfall till this morning.

Widespread rain lashed places in Himachal Pradesh, including mid and lower hills, while high altitude areas experienced mild snowfall, bringing a considerable fall in the temperature in the hilly state.

Intense cold prevailed in the tribal district of Kinnuar after intermittent snow in the higher altitude areas, a report from Shimla said.

Moderate to heavy rain lashed many places in Kullu, Kangra, Hamirpur, Shimla and Solan districts of the state. Nalagarh with 114.3 mm rain was the wettest place in Himachal Pradesh.

Palampur recorded 66.4 mm followed by Baijnath registering 56.0 mm , Dharamsala 36.6 mm, Ghumarwin 35 mm, Solan 29.4 mm, Sujanpur Tira 27.0 mm, Pandoh 23.0 mm and Una 10.4 mm rainfall overnight.

Sundernagar, Kalpa, Rampur, Suni, Kahu, Naudan, Guler, Nagrota Surian and Gamroor areas in the state also had rainfall.

Intermittent rain lashed the capital town of Shimla during the day after an overcast sky. Upper areas of Shimla district, including tourist places of Wildflower Hall, Kufri, Naldehra and Narkanda, the key tourist place of Manali in Kullu district and Kasauli in Solan district also had rainfall.

Sharp showers lashed Chandigarh today after monsoon clouds enveloped the city, providing relief from humid weather conditions.

The Met Office predicted moderate to rather heavy rain or thundershowers at many places in Himachal Pradesh and light to moderate rain or thundershowers at few places in Haryana and Punjab during the next 24 hours. It warned of heavy rain at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh during the next 48 hours.

UNI