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MIRPURKHAS June 6. Rainfall hit the Mirpurkhas and its outskirts areas here on Saturday late night as result temperature was decreased while people have taken sigh of relief from long spell of heat wave. Growers and landlords have also expressed their happiness over the rainfall as lower Sindh particularly in Sindh province has been facing acute shortage of water since 5 months . Rainfall was continued intermittently as result water was inundated in the low lying areas. However staffs of TMA Mirpurkhas were alert and busy to drain out the stagnant rainy water from the main roads and streets. Different sports progammes under 45^th national annual Mango and summer fruits festival Mirpurkhas 2010 were disturbed also due to rainfall while district administration has been cancelled the Meena bazaar and musical programme due to rainfall. District administrator Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon has visited the different areas of the city and examined the arrangements for draining out the rainy water on Sunday. He said that on this occasion to drain out the rainy water at the time from low lying areas also sothat citizens might not be disturbed. He visited the areas including Hameed Pura colony, Bakra Peri, Main disposal Pumping station, Toorabad road, S.L.D pumping station and sub bridge pumping station. He directed the administrator TMA Mirpurkhas Abdul Wahab Abbasi to keep in working condition the generator and pumping machines if anywhere those were lying faulty. He further directed to ensure presence of all the municipal staff during rainfall.