More rain, thundershowers likely in several states in North India In deep waters: This here is the scene on a flooded road in Mathura after heavy rain lashed the city on Friday. SHIMLA: Heavy rain in many areas of Himachal and snow at higher reaches for the past two days has brought the entire hill State under the grip of a premature cold wave. The overall temperature has come down drastically after the snowfall and icy winds engulfed the higher peaks in the tribal districts of Lahaul Spiti, Kinnaur and parts of Chamba. There are also reports of huge landslides at a number of places, including the State capital Shimla. The telecommunication and water supply links got disconnected after mud-slips at some places. Two giant deodar trees fell right at the gate of Raj Bhavan at Barnes Court, the official residence of Governor Prabha Rau. Traffic was also disrupted at a few places. The nearby tourist resorts of Naldehra, Mashobara, Kufri and Fagu have also had heavy rainfall for the past 24 hours. There was a thin attendance of tourists and local people in the normally busy eateries and restaurants of Shimla. A majority of people were forced to wear woollens. The weatherman has warned of more rain and snow in the higher reaches in the next 24 hours. Crops damaged Chandigarh: Heavy rains in most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh since Wednesday have inundated low-lying areas and destroyed crops, especially of bajra and paddy which were ready for harvest. Major rivers like Yamuna, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Ghaggar, their tributaries and canals are also swollen due to the incessant rains, prompting authorities to sound an alert in villages along the embankments. Paddy and bajra which were brought to the grain markets for sale by the farmers were damaged and if the rains continue it could lead to major losses, the officials added. Heavy rainfall was reported in Panchkula, Mohali, Gurdaspur, Phagwara, Ambala, Jind, Hisar and Sonepat. Met office has recorded 148 mm of rainfall in Safidon in the plains of Punjab and Haryana, followed by 70 mm in Narnaul, 39 mm Kalka, 32.1 mm Hisar and 29.2 mm in Bhiwani. Met office sources said the monsoon is though normal in Punjab, it is