FAISALABAD:Faisalabad received an average 82.20 millimeters (mm) rain in its various parts on Tuesday which turned the hot weather into pleasant besides inundating the low-lying areas.
According to a report issued by Water & Sanitation Agency (WASA), Madina Town and its peripheral localities received 88 mm rain while 87 mm rain was recorded in Dogar Basti OHR, 86 mm in Gulistan Colony, 81 mm in Ghulam Muhammad Abad and 72 mm rain in Allama Iqbal Colony and its nearby localities.
The heavy downpour damaged one-side wall of Satiana Road Channel-IV and the rainwater accumulated on the road in addition to causing suspension of disposal stations 31 and 32.
Receiving information, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lt. (retired) Sohail Ashraf and Managing Director WASA Abu Bakar Imran visited the site and directed the WASA staff to repair the damaged wall on war-footing.
The DC also directed the WASA authorities to take appropriate measures and keep the entire machinery on high alert to deal with any emergency during rainy days.
The MD WASA said that WASA field staff had already been activated and they were working in the city to pump out rainfall from streets and bazaars.
He said that field staff would remain active round the clock to deal with any emergency during rainy season.
He said that dewatering sets and other machinery were kept in operational condition so that rainwater could be drained out immediately after rain stopped.
He said that wall of Channel-IV would also be repaired within couple of hours and disposal stations of Satiana Road would start working again after wall repair.