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Discomfort grows as mercury rises

Heat wave bakes North India, Delhi reels at 45 C, Churu records 48 deg

Punjab and Haryana also reeled under heat wave conditions with mercury soaring several notches above normal in both the states. Hisar continued to be the hottest place as it sizzled at 46.5 deg C, up by five notches above normal. Among other places in Haryana, Ambala had a high of 44.9 deg C, up by five degrees above normal while Bhiwani and Narnaul recorded maximum at 45.6 deg C and 44 deg C.