City receives rain.

LAHORE -- The city on Thursday received moderate to heavy rain which turned the weather pleasant besides lowering the humidity level.

Some low-lying areas were inundated due to rain while traffic on roads was also affected due to rainwater.

During the past 24 hours, Tajpura area received maximum 238 mm rain while other areas included: Rainfall (mm): Airport 197, Mughalpura 174, Nakhuda Chowk 159, Paniwala Talab 158, Lakshmi Chowk 143, Gulshan Ravi 128, Johar Town 124, Farrukhabad 119, Nishtar Town, Upper Mall 116, Samanabad 88 Wasa Head Office 76, City 69, and Iqbal Town received 63mm rain.

Meanwhile the district administration remained busy in the field to drain rainwater and clear roads for traffic. MCL, WASA and LWMC took part in the rescue operation. Commissioner Lahore Division Cap. (R) Muhammad Usman issued directions for water drainage to the departments. All the hospitals were directed to keep clear entire premises of the hospitals.

However, Deputy Commissioner Umar Sher Chattha alerted the line departments to remain...

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