Rains lash Chandigarh, parts of Punjab and Haryana

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Several places in Punjab and Haryana received rainfall on Monday, officials said. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, was also lashed by rain.

In Punjab, places like Mohali, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Ferozepur, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Rupnagar, and Ludhiana received rain, while in Haryana, Panchkula, Hisar, Fatehabad, Ambala, Rohtak, and Kurukshetra were lashed by rain.

The local meteorological department said that due to a western disturbance affecting northwest India, light to moderate rain is likely at most places in Punjab and Haryana on October 6 and 7.