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Rain ends scorching heat spell in region, farmers smile Chandigarh, July 1 Reports from Himachal Pradesh said that at Simla and its adjoining areas, the rain began early in the morning and continued almost up to the noon. Normally, monsoon arrives in this region on June 29. This year, it hit the region nearly a day after, thus making no major departure from the schedule. Month of June remained almost dry. Speaking to The Tribune, a local Met Department official said the South-West Monsoon had advanced to some parts of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. "It would move to the remaining areas in the next 48 hours", he said adding that the conditions were favourable for rain. He said in the next two days, the rainfall was expected in almost all parts of the region. Besides the city beautiful and its adjoining areas, Patiala, Ambala and Solan witnessed mild rainfall today. Drizzle accompanied by gentle breeze welcomed the morning walkers in the tricity - Mohali, Chandigarh and Panchkula. Considerable fall in temperature owing to the rain provided relief to the people from the scorching hot and humid conditions prevailing for the past some days.The change in weather has brought smile on the faces of farmers, who were worried because of the prolonged dry spell. In Punjab, Haryana and lower Himachal Pradesh, transplantation of paddy and basmati is in full swing. "What we need at this moment is a spell of rain," said Ghuman Singh Rajgarh, a BKU leader. In the absence of rains, farmers had been irrigating their fields with tube wells for transplanting paddy. As the 75 per cent area in Himachal Pradesh is rainfed, the arrival of monsoon is beneficial for farmers, especially vegetable growers. The rain at this time is also good for apple crop. In fact, the arrival of monsoon has also meant relief for various power generating systems. Whereas the demand for power had gone up to 8,055 MW in Haryana yesterday, it came down to 7,891 MW today. Likewise, in Punjab, the demand for power came down to 8,500 MW today from 9,715 MW yesterday. "With diesel rates going up, rain can prove saviour for the farmers”, said Balbir Singh Rajewal, another BKU leader. Welcome relief
* Change in the weather has brought smile on the faces of farmers *
They were worried because of a prolonged dry spell in the region *
In Punjab, Haryana and lower Himachal Pradesh, transplantation of paddy and basmati is in full swing *
In the absence of rains, farmers had been irrigating their fields with tube wells.
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