Chandigarh, July 25 -- After days of hot and humid conditions, city residents can finally expect some relief next week. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted very heavy rain in isolated parts of the city on Tuesday and issued an orange alert.

The city has so far recorded 240.2 mm rain this season while the normal for the months of June and July is 359.6 mm, which is a 33% deficit. IMD officials said Tuesday's rain may reduce the deficit. For the current month, however, the deficit stands at only 2% - the normal for July is 204mm while 200.9 mm has been recorded so far this month.

IMD's Chandigarh director Surender Paul said, "Overall, the monsoon has been weak this year due to the El Nino effect. The showers every now ...