Ludhiana Road Caves In as Heavy Rain Lashes Punjab; Alert Issued for 7 DistrictsHeavy rain causes trouble in Ludhiana; road collapse creates a 20-foot-deep gap. Punjab woke up to heavy downpours on Thursday, with Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Mohali bearing the brunt of the rainfall since early morning. Weather officials have also flagged the possibility of isolated spells of light rain or thunderstorms at a few locations. Compounding this, a low-pressure system has developed over Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, pushing up humidity levels across Punjab and Chandigarh. Officials warned that this combination of weather systems is likely to bring light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and heavy spells at isolated pockets across both regions over the next 24 hours.