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Punjab, Haryana receive near normal rainfall in August

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh

Chandigarh received 283.3 mm of rain between August 1 and 29 as against a normal of 288.3 during the period, the MeT Department said.

Haryana received 161.6 mm as against normal of 163.8 mm during the same period, while Punjab recorded 105.1 mm against the normal of 167.2 mm, it said.

The rain deficiency, which hovered around 70 per cent due to scanty rains in June-July period in Haryana and Punjab, got improved after good rainfall witnessed last month.

Between June-August, the deficiency in Haryana stood at 42 per cent, while it was 55 per cent in Punjab and 21 per cent in Chandigarh.

 

Meanwhile, rains lashed Chandigarh and a few places in Haryana including Hisar, Panchkula and Kalka today, while Mohali and Ropar in Punjab also received showers.

  

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First Published: Sep 02 2012 | 2:35 PM IST

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