Chandigarh, July 31 - There is some good news for Punjab farmers as the weatherman here has predicted heavy and long spells of rain in the region in the coming days.

'We had short spells of moderate to heavy rainfall in some parts of central Punjab in the morning. At this point of time, monsoon is in the most active position in the region and we are expecting heavy rainfall in most parts of the state in the next couple of days,' Chatar Singh Malik, director of the Meteorological Centre here, told IANS.

'This spell of rain can continue for three-four days. Due to the good rainfall on Wednesday, there was a significant dip in temperature. But as the level of rainfall subsided on Thursday, again there was a sharp rise in the mercury that was even above normal in some towns.