Finally, monsoons strike Chandigarh, enter Punjab
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | , Chandigarh
HT Corresopondent Jul 12, 2017 01:18 PM IST
The weather department said monsoons, which had remained suspended from July 4 to July 11, have now entered Chandigarh and other parts of Punjab.
It’s official now — The monsoons have arrived. The tricity, which had been battling a dry spell for some weeks now, awoke to the pleasant pitter-patter of rain on Wednesday morning.
The weather department said monsoons, which had remained suspended from July 4 to July 11, have now entered Chandigarh and other parts of Punjab. The normal date for the arrival of monsoons is June 29. This time they were delayed by 13 days.
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In 1987, the delay was even longer and the monsoons had arrived a month late. The weather department had gone wrong with many predictions regarding rains in the last few days, but this time it was spot on.
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