No letup in heatwave in Punjab, Haryana; Sirsa hottest at 46.4 deg C
Chandigarh, Jun 9 (PTI) There was no respite from blistering heat in Haryana and Punjab on Monday as Sirsa touched 46.4 degrees Celsius while Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded season's highest maximum so far at 43.8 degrees Celsius.
Haryana's Sirsa continued to reel under intense heat, even as most other places in the state also recorded above normal maximum temperatures.
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