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Widespread rainfall cools sweltering north India

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New Delhi: A week after harsh weather conditions impelled by soaring temperatures across north India, weather officials Wednesday said that the widespread rains in hilly areas could make Delhi and adjoining areas cooler by a few degrees.

Weather officials said here that Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and some of the northern areas of Punjab had received heavy showers in the past 48 hours.

Some of the areas in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal have received heavy showers measuring up to two cm, said B. Lal, director general of the India Meteorological Department.

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