Chandigarh, February 28- After fresh snowfall and rain in Himachal Pradesh, rain in some parts of Punjab and Haryana in the last 24 hours has brought down the temperature by three degrees in many places. Cold has regained its strength with light rain.
The Meteorological Department said that Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, has received 10.9 mm of rain. In Punjab, Amritsar received 17.5 mm, Ludhiana 5.8 mm, Patiala 7.2 mm, Bathinda 1 mm, Faridkot 6.1 mm, Gurdaspur 20.7 mm, Ferozepur 10.5 mm, Hoshiarpur 20.5 mm and Mohali 3 mm of rain.
Talking about Haryana, Ambala received 6.2 mm of rain, Hisar 2.8 mm, Karnal 4 mm and Rohtak 0.6 mm. The minimum temperature dropped by three degrees at many places in both the states, including Chandigarh, compared to Thursday.