Rainfall creates havoc in India: Schools and colleges closed in THESE states till July 27 | Check list
1) Maharashtra: India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issues 'red alert' for Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. Keeping this in mind, all schools and colleges – government and private – in Mumbai will remain shut on 27 July, the Maharashtra government announced on Wednesday. 2) Delhi-NCR: All schools up to class 12 in Noida and Greater Noida were closed on Wednesday due to rain and waterlogging, the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration said.
Parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received heavy rains yesterday, leading to waterlogging in several areas. 3) Telangana: In view of incessant rains, Telangana CM KC Rao has directed the State Education Minister Sabita Indra Reddy to declare holidays for all educational institutions on the 26th and 27th of July. 4) Karnataka: Due to incessant rains, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district has declared holiday for schools and colleges in the district on July 26.
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued very heavy to extremely heavy rains alert in the South Indian States namely Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. The weather department has issued a red alert for Telangana from 25-27 July and has predicted heavy rainfall in the state. As per IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy downpours forecasted from 25th to 27th July.
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