Tripura schools closed due to heavy rains
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Amid heavy rains in several districts of Tripura For the past three days, which has led to severe flooding in several parts of the state, Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday said that all educational institutions will remain closed until further notice.
The Department of Education has announced a school holidays Due to adverse weather conditions such as heavy rains, floods and landslides in the state, this decision is aimed at prioritizing the safety of students amid the current weather challenges.
Chief Minister Manik Saha posted on X. “Due to the prevailing flood situation, it has been decided that all educational institutions including government, government aided and private (state schools, colleges and universities) will remain closed till further notice.”
Earlier, the Tripura Government announced the closure of all schools on August 22. This included government schools, government-aided schools, privately run schools, schools under TTAADC and madrasas. The closure was enforced on both August 21 and 22, 2024, ensuring that all educational institutions are affected by this decision.
Tripura weather update
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre, Agartala, heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (21 cm or more) is likely at some places in West, Sipahijala, South and Khowai districts of Tripura.
According to the India Meteorological Department, isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh during 21 to 23 August; Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha during 21 to 25 August; Bihar during 21 to 24 August; Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 24 August; Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during 21 to 26 August, 2024.
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