India’s northern parts continued to reel under the scorching sun on Monday with Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana recording maximum temperatures close to 45 degrees Celsius and above, even as rain brought the mercury down in Tamil Nadu.
Bikaner in Rajasthan was the hottest place recording a high of 46.6 degree Celsius. Few places in the state like Ajmer, Jaipur and Chittorgarh, however, received light rain. In Punjab and Haryana, Hisar once again sizzled at 45 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh braved a hot day at 41.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature rose to 43.4 degrees Celsius in the national Capital with the weatherman predicting dust storm and thunderstorm towards the night. A man has been suspected to have died of heat stroke in Delhi with police recovering his body from a pavement on Monday morning.