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However, the water was cleared before the PM's arrival.The authorities had to carry some disabled persons, while some waded through the waterlogged ground to take their seat.Rains that pounded the city for over an hour, left the Race Course ground waterlogged. RAJKOT: Heavy rains lashed Rajkot city on Thursday afternoon leading to waterlogging in many parts including the Race Course ground where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to distribute assistance kits to over 18,500 disabled persons. The fire department of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation RMC ) was also called in to pump out the water from the ground. An underpass near the venue was filled with over 3 feet of water and pumps were used to remove the water.Sources said that water pumps were put into service at the Race Course ground to remove the water. All the roads leading to the venue were also waterlogged..