Bhubaneswar: Schools and Anganwadi centers in several districts of Odisha have declared a holiday on Wednesday in view of the heavy rainfall in these regions. Keonjhar, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Sonepur, and Nuapada are among the 10 districts where schools have been closed for the day.
The decision to declare a school holiday in view of the water-logging and flood-like situation in several areas of the state due to very heavy rain was taken by the District Collectors of the respective districts.
In many districts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alerts for extremely heavy rain in six districts today. These districts are likely to receive very heavy rainfall (>20cm) today.
Several District Collectors took to their respective Twitter handles on Wednesday to announce the school holiday.
“In view of heavy rainfall and a red warning issued by the office of SRC for Bolangir district, all government and private schools and AWCs in Bolangir district shall remain closed today (2nd August, Wednesday),” the Bolangir Collector tweeted.
The Keonjhar District Collector tweeted, “In view of heavy rainfall, all the schools and Anganwadi centers in Keonjhar district will remain close today.”
Similar tweets have been made by the District Collectors of Kalahandi and Dhenkanal.
The District Collectors have directed the BDO in their area to remain alert and prepared for all exigencies.
