31.4 mm rain, parts of City Beautiful sink

Monsoon has again become active in the city with the local Meteorological Department recording 31.4 mm rainfall in more than an hour today.

According to the department, 31.4 mm rainfall was recorded between 3.25 pm and 5.05 pm. The city has witnessed 130.4 mm rainfall this month so far.

In the ongoing monsoon season, 743.6 mm rainfall has been recorded, which is 15.5 per cent less than normal. It is expected the season will have above-normal rainfall.

Heavy rainfall caused flooding in low-lying areas in and around Nehru Hospital of the PGI. Sanitation and engineering teams of the PGI swung into action to remove the rainwater. While patient care was unaffected, a few hi-tech machines of the Departments of Radiotherapy and Radiodiagnosis were shut down as a precautionary measure.

Acting Director RK Ratho and Medical Superintendent Vipin Koushal, along with various teams, inspected Nehru Hospital and other buildings to ensure uninterrupted patient care services.

The Engineering Department of the PGI will investigate waterlogging of the complex. According to the forecast, rain is expected to continue over the next three days. Maximum temperature today was 36.2°C, which is four degrees above normal.

Minimum temperature was 27.4°C, which is four degrees above normal. The temperatures are not expected to rise by a big margin in the coming days.