Haryana rains: Schools in THIS district to remain closed till Wednesday due to rainfall

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Haryana, including Rupnagar, Mohali, Patiala, Ambala and Panchkula. The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) also issued a red alert for the Panchkula district warning that very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the next three hours.

Haryana earlier sought help for the rescue operation from the Army, which sent the Flood Relief columns of Army's Western Command to assist the administration in the flood affected areas of the two states. The flood relief reconnaissance party were dispatched to the affected areas of Panchkula in Haryana.  Notably, rains battered many parts of Punjab and Haryana for the third consecutive day on Monday causing flooding at many places, as authorities worked towards shifting people to safer places.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday held an emergency meeting with senior officials and stressed keeping a close vigil and ensuring proper water drainage. In view of the downpour and the resulting flood situation, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar cancelled all his pre-scheduled programmes for the day and summoned an emergency meeting with senior officials of various departments.

The Panchkula deputy commissioner apprised Khattar areas adjacent to the Ghaggar river have been evacuated as the river was flowing at the danger level. In Yamunanagar too, people living in low-lying areas near the Yamuna were being evacuated in view of the rising water level of the river.

As per IMD, it had given a warning for extremely heavy rainfall and issued red alerts in Himachal Pradesh. "Tomorrow onwards, rain is likely to decrease in Himachal Pradesh but in Uttarakhand, for the next 3 days, similar kind or a little lower intensity rain is likely to continue...Today, heavy rain expected