Chandigarh : There was moderate to heavy rain at several places in Punjab and a few parts of Haryana on Wednesday, providing relief to people from the sweltering heat. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also received rain since early morning. The maximum temperature, which had been hovering in the range of 42-45 degrees Celsius at most places in the two states during the past few days, also dropped by a few notches after the showers. A MeT Department official here said there was rain at Mohali, Ropar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Phagwara, among other places in Punjab and at Panchkula, Kalka, Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar in Haryana.