With western disturbances hitting north-west India, the region is experiencing widespread rains, leading to a significant post-monsoon surplus in precipitation during the first week of October.

This month so far, rainfall has been surplus by 415 per cent in Punjab. From October 1 till the morning of October 6, the state received 11.9 mm rain compared to the long period average (LPA) of 2.3 mm for this period.

In the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, rainfall during this period has been above the LPA by 248 per cent and 129 per cent, respectively, according to data compiled by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Over the past 24 hours, most areas of Punjab received varying amounts of rainfall. At 25.6 mm, Pathankot received the highest amount of rain, followed b

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