<span style="color: #222222;">In Punjab, 11.2 millimeters of rainfall has been recorded in the first fortnight of October this year in comparison to the normal rainfall of 5.2 millimeters in the same period of previous years. This is about 115 percent more than in previous years. The Meteorological Department has expressed hope of relief from the present fresh spell of rain in the coming days.</span> <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Akashvani correspondent reports, according to the weather department data, Jalandhar district has recorded the highest rainfall in the last fortnight, which is about 408 percent more. Similarly, Fatehgarh Sahib district has received 310 percent more rainfall and Kapurthala district has received 269 percent more rainfall than normal. Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Patiala are the districts where the rainfall has been double than the normal during the same period. Ropar, Mohali, TaranTaran, Pathankot, Barnala and Hoshiarpur recorded rainfall below normal by about 61 percent while Mansa, Muktsar, Faridkot, Fazilka and Bathinda districts remained almost dry during the same period. </span><br />