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The CM was to visit Gorakhpur after the inspection but he returned to Lucknow. The district administration rushed to pump water out of the rally venue which was flooded after showers.“The rally venue is divided into 37 blocks, two wings and four zones. GORAKHPUR: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday inspected the venue and reviewed preparations ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the mausoleum of Sufi saint Kabir in Maghar.PM Modi will also address a rally at Maghar on Thursday. A vacant house at Ghantaghar area collapsed due to the heavy downpour.The district magistrate’s office, municipal corporation office, railway station and transport office also have been affected. Over 1 lakh people would be able to sit in the main pandal,” said zonal president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Dharmendra Singh.Assistant district magistrate (ADM) Ranvijai Singh said separate sitting arrangements have been made for women and the district administration would also provide potable drinking water to the visitors..