Chandigarh, July 28 - Heavy rains lashed Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana Tuesday, ending days of dry weather in the region.

'There has been heavy rainfall in different parts of Punjab and Haryana. Specifically central Punjab, including the towns of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Patiala and Hoshiarpur,' director of the Met Department Chatar Singh Malik told IANS.

Malik said the monsoon was still weak in the southern and western parts of the region.

'We are expecting similar rainfall to prevail in the region for at least another two days,' he added.

Ludhiana town in Punjab, some 100 km from here, received the maximum rainfall of 147 mm.

The region also witnessed a significant dip in the mercury.