Pb, Har reel under blistering heat, Bhatinda sizzles at 48 deg

Extreme heatwave conditions

prevailed in Punjab and Haryana with Bhatinda sizzling at 48

degrees Celsius, six notches above the normal limit.

In Punjab, Bathinda was closely followed by Amritsar

which recorded a high of 47.5 degrees Celsius, seven notches

above the normal.

According to an MeT official, on June 9, 1995 and June

10, 2007 the holy city in Punjab had recorded a maximum of

47.8 degrees Celsius.

Ludhiana and Patiala, too, were under the grip of severe

heat and registered maximum temperatures of 46.2 degrees

Celsius and 46.3 degrees Celsius respectively.

Chandigarh also registered the hottest day of the season

at 45 degrees Celsius. It was also the highest maximum

recorded in the union territory in the last five years.

In Haryana, Hisar sweltered at 46.6 degrees Celsius while

Ambala sizzled at 45.1 degrees Celsius. Narnaul's high settled

at 44.5 degrees Celsius.

The MeT office has forecast light rain at isolated places

in the two states on Tuesday.

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