This was city's wettest June in 12 years: MeT
Chandigarh, July 1 -- With 213 mm rain, this June was the city's wettest since 2013 as per India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The highest-ever rain was recorded in June 1973, at 406 mm.
MeT officials said 70 mm rain was recorded during the intervening night between Sunday and Monday, with chances of heavy rain till Tuesday. While the figure is taken by including readings from both the Sector 39 station and the airport station, in just the past two days 190.1 mm rain was recorded at the Sector 39 station, which is above monthly average.
From 1,156.35-ft over the last one month, the water level in Sukhna Lake has risen to 1,158.50-ft after the recent downpour. However, it is still far from the danger mark of 1,163-ft. A senior engineering department official said, "If water crosses the danger mark, we will open the flood gates to release water into Sukhna Choe."htc...
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