The prevalent situation has forced people to buy water at exorbitant prices. A majority of localities in the city get potable water only once a week.
The heat wave in North India claimed a life on Monday after a labourer died from heat stroke in Punjab's Kapurthala.
The pre-monsoon months this year - March, April and May - will be warmer than normal and the heat wave will hit 16 states, apart from Delhi, earlier due to various reasons, the IMD said.
Chandigarh, May 22: Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh today continued to reel under sizzling temperatures as severe heat wave continued to sweep the region. According to the MeT Department sources, the maximum temperatures across the two
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