Its raining happiness in the state and becoming sadness for the potholes

Its raining happiness for some, while some are destroyed for the crops have drowned in the unexpected rains. On the other hand the roads of the state are suffering big time this season, creating potholes. There was rain in several parts of Punjab and Haryana, disrupting traffic and leaving many arterial roads flooded. The overnight showers also brought the mercury down, the MeT said on Saturday.The arterial roads in Mohali, Chandigarh, Zirakpur and some other areas were flooded, causing inconvenience to commuters. An official of the meteorological department said the Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a rainfall of 57.1 mm since Friday.In Haryana, Ambala recorded 14.2 mm rainfall, Kaithal 61 mm, Karnal 45.2 mm, Panchkula 39 mm, Panipat 43 mm, Faridabad 152 mm and Sonepat 122 mm, the weatherman said.Among the cities in Punjab, Gurdaspur recorded 52 mm rainfall, Samrala in Ludhiana (87 mm), Ropar (100 mm), Balachaur in Nawanshahr (94.2 mm), Nabha in Patiala (45.1 mm), Fatehgarh Sahib (18 mm), Anandpur Sahib (48 mm) and Hoshiarpur (16 mm), he added. -PTC News