School holidays: Schools in UP, MP, Uttarakhand to remain shut due to heavy rains; Check updates here

As per orders issued by relevant authorities, all schools in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, Bhopal, and Damoh districts, will remain closed till September 13, Friday.

Schools will remain closed in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand in wake of a heavy rainfall warning issued for these states by the weather office.

As per orders issued by relevant authorities, all schools in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, Bhopal, and Damoh districts, will remain closed till September 13, Friday. Similarly, all schools, from nursery to class 12th, will remain closed in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh.

Private and public schools in Lalitpur, Jhansi, Jalaun, Aligarh, Hathras, Eta, Auraiya, and Kannauj districts of Uttar Pradesh have also announced school holidays in view of the inclement weather, reports said.

Schools shut in Delhi, UP, other northern states

Meanwhile, private and public schools remained shuttered in several districts in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh on Thursday in wake of an alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), warning of heavy rains in these areas for the next couple of days.

As per the IMD, the heavy rainfall could trigger moderate flash floods in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and also result in localized flooding of streets in these areas.

’Traffic disruptions are likely due to waterlogged roads, and visibility may be reduced in some areas. Minor damage to kutcha (unpaved) roads and vulnerable structures is possible, along with landslides and damage to crops due to the rain and wind,” the weather agency stated.