Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- Concentrated rain in the northern parts of the city left the Madhya Marg and surrounding sectors inundated with knee-deep water, causing huge traffic snarls on Tuesday afternoon. The southern parts, on the other hand, barely received any rain, with the roads beyond ISBT Sector 43 going towards the eastern side of the city, remaining completely dry.

This reflected in the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) observatories too - the main observatory at Sector 39 recorded only trace rain (less than 0.1 mm) while the weather station installed at KBDAV School in Sector 7 logged 35 mm rain was recorded between 3.30 pm and 5.30 pm.

The South Campus of Panjab University was the first to receive the rain, around 3:30 pm....