Mild showers offer little relief from heat

Amritsar | Thursday | 12th July, 2018

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Tribune News ServiceAmritsar, July 11After a dry spell of almost seven days, the city residents got a little respite from heat wave as the area witnessed mild showers early Wednesday morning. However, the relief was short-lived as the showers left behind a high level of humidity in the air during noon which caused much trouble, especially to commuters. Our field officials are in touch with farmers in villages,” he said, adding that as per meteorology forecast, the area would witness showers in the coming three days. Avtar Singh, a farmer from Manan village, said, “Around 20 per cent of the fields are still to be transplanted in our area. The showers are of much help to farmers in this season..