Agra - Heavy showers early Tuesday gave a pleasant surprise to residents in the Taj Mahal city who had been dreading a return of the heat wave conditions as forecast by the weather office.
The showers started around 4 a.m. and continued till 7.45 a.m.
With dark clouds still hovering over Agra, few more spells of rain cannot be ruled out.
The rains also settled dust on the dry Yamuna riverbed behind the Taj Mahal, which stood majestically shining after a thorough rain-wash.
The unexpected rains were also welcome by harried civic officials. The water problem will ease temporarily, but there will be other problems to address, said an official.
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