Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The city recorded 202.6 mm rain in the first six days of September, which is more than the normal for this month. As per the India Meteorological Department, the average September rain for Chandigarh is around 145.2 mm. Meanwhile, the city recorded 9.3 mm rain on Saturday. This brought the maximum temperature to 29.2degC from Friday's 34.8degC and the minimum dropped from 23.1degC on Friday to 25.9degC on Saturday. The IMD has predicted the maximum temperature will remain between 30degC to 31degC till Thursday while the minimum will hover around 25degC to26degC. As per the Met officials, the city will see clear skies on Sunday and Monday though heavy rain is likely on Tuesday, for which a yellow alert has been issued. Following rainfall in the catchment area, the UT administration opened one of the three floodgates of the Sukhna Lake for a record 10th time this afternoon after the water level of the lake reached near the danger mark of 1,163 feet. The excess water of the lake was released into the Ghaggar river through the SukhnaChoe. According to officials, the floodgate was opened around 12.30pm and closed around 3.30pm, when the waterlevel dropped to nearly1,162. 30 ft. Earlier, the floodgates were opened on, September 3, 1, August 30, 29, 19, 17, 15, 8and 6. The UT engineering department has deployed officials at the regulatory end of the lake on a 24x7 basis and CCTV cameras have also been installed to regularly monitor the water level of the lake. A control room has also been established to coordinate with the district administration of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula for proper communication during the opening of floodgates. Floodgates were opened four times in 2023, six times in 2022, and five times in 2021. Opening of two floodgates in August 2020 caused widespread flooding in the low-lying areas of Zirakpur situated alongside the Sukhna Choe. On September 24, 2018, the floodgates were opened after a gap of 10 years....