Expect more rain in next few days,says Met office

The city received 121.8 mm rain in the last two days bringing down the day temperature to 29.4 degrees Celsius. The temperature was around six degrees below normal on Monday. The night temperature also saw a dip as it came down to 22.6 degrees,one degree below normal.

Pre-monsoon showers lashed the city on Sunday with 70 mm rainfall recorded till 5.30 pm on Sunday. The Met department has predicted more rainfall on Tuesday,bringing down the temperature further.

The rainfall caused water logging in many parts of the city. Even though it had stopped raining by afternoon,water could be seen accumulated on roads in some sectors. Residents of Sector 56 complained about water accumulating in the green belt as well as on the roads.

Electricity supply remained suspended in many parts of the city. There were reports of unscheduled power cuts in Sectors 40,19,46,38,48,49,22,35,42,Khuda Alisher,Dhanas,parts of Manimajra,Mauli Complex,and Mauli Village and Burail. In several parts of the city,electricity supply could be restored only by late night.

Mohali
Heavy rain,which resumed last night and continued for the second day on Monday morning,poured miseries in Mohali,Kharar,Zirakpur,Dera Bassi,Nayagaon,Balongi and other parts of the district. The low-lying areas,which were already flooded after Sunday afternoon’s heavy downpour,further submerged into troubled waters with the showers continuing till this afternoon.

The flood like situation,which was created on Sunday,further aggravated on Monday with most inner and outer roads and parking lots remaining under knee deep water. In the absence of adequate drainage system,the rainwater entered several houses and shops,causing damage to the articles lying inside,in different parts of the district.

The situation in Phase I,3B2,3-A,IV,VI,VII,IX,X,XI,Sector 70,Mataur,Industrial Area,Phase IX,various slum areas and several private colonies remained worse with the closure of natural drains of water. In most of the inner roads and roundabouts as well as major crossings in Mohali,many vehicles were seen trapped in waterlogged areas.

In Kharar,the residents of most areas spent powerless night after suffering seven hour power shutdown during the day on Sunday. The power supply,which went off around midnight,was restored around Monday noon. The Power Corporation officials attributed the breakdown to some major fault,which could not be traced in the night.

Also,the telephone and broadband services of BSNL,Connect and other leading service providers,remained badly disrupted due to major snags,which the officials concerned attributed to the heavy rainfall. No major loss was,however,reported from any part of the district.

Panchkula
In Panchkula,while most roads remained clear of any water logging,the Sector 28 road near Ramgarh witnessed dirty water submerging the streets. A few months ago the Panchkula administration had laid down sewer pipes near a small drain since the area faced a lot of trouble during monsoon.

As the pipes gave way,water got accumulated on road causing inconvenience to passers by. Sources claim that by late afternoon,the administration has sent their men to repair the pipes.

Boy goes for bath in accumulated rain water,drowns
Simarjeet Singh (13) alias Happy,a resident of Bhabat village in Zirakpur,lost his life after he drowned in a water-filled pit at a brick kiln on Monday. According to the police,the teenager had gone to take a bath in the accumulated water on Monday with his friends. Some of the migrant labourers working nearby noticed the body late evening and informed the police. Police said the friends fled when they saw Happy’s body.

He boy was a Class VIII student of GS Memorial School.