Himachal Pradesh Schools, Colleges shut amid Red Alert due to heavy rainfall

The order came after the meteorological office issued a red alert predicting ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall with isolated spells of ‘extremely heavy’ rains in eight of its 12 districts during the night.

Himachal Pradesh School, Colleges Closed!

Himachal Pradesh Schools, Colleges Shut: Amid severe rain lashes in parts of Himachal Pradesh, Deputy Commissioners Aditya Negi of Shimla and Arindam Chaudhary of Mandi ordered the closure of all schools and colleges in their jurisdictions on Wednesday and Thursday.

The order came after the meteorological office issued a red alert predicting ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall with isolated spells of ‘extremely heavy’ rains in eight of its 12 districts during the night.

In view of the warning, Deputy Commissioners Aditya Negi of Shimla and Arindam Chaudhary of Mandi ordered the closure of all schools and colleges in their jurisdictions on Wednesday and Thursday.

Bilaspur Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussian Sadiq said all educational institutions will remain closed on Wednesday. The red alert was issued in the evening for parts of Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Una districts as rains on Tuesday triggered some landslides in Mandi and hamirpur districts and uprooted trees in other areas.

No casualties were reported in this fresh bout of rains, so far. Earlier this month, about 80 people died in rain-related incidents, including major landslides in Shimla. The Met also issued an orange alert warning of "heavy to very heavy rains" on Wednesday and Thursday and a yellow warning of heavy rain on August 25 and 26.

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