Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 30
Even as extra showers are anticipated in the coming days, the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana have already received greater than double the normal rainfall in the month of May. In Himachal Pradesh too, the rain was effectively above normal.
From May 1 until the morning of May 30, Punjab received 39.40 mm rain in opposition to the lengthy interval common of 16.50 mm, a rise of 139 per cent, in accordance with information compiled by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Haryana received 44.90 mm rain in opposition to the normal of 19.20 mm, marking a rise of 134 per cent. In HP, there was a 79 per cent enhance, with the state receiving 109.80 mm rain in comparison with the normal of 61.20 mm.
During the previous 24 hours, each Haryana and Punjab skilled mild to average rain and thundershowers.
In Punjab, the wettest district since yesterday was Fatehgarh Sahib, which received 61.5 mm rain, adopted by Patiala (17.2 mm) and Ropar (13 mm).
