- By Ritesh Kumar
- Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:52 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Odisha Schools Holiday: The Odisha government has announced that schools in the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Cuttack will remain closed from October 23 to 25 due to the impending Cyclonic Storm Dana over the Bay of Bengal.
In a letter to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the School & Mass Education Department, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner announced the government's decision to close schools in the affected districts from October 23 to October 25.
Schools to remain closed in Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagargh and Cuttack districts from October 23-25 in view of the impending cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal. pic.twitter.com/IF911e04oR
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According to IMD officials, the low-pressure area over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Andaman Sea is expected to move west-northwestwards, intensifying into a depression by Tuesday morning and developing into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday over the east-central Bay of Bengal. The storm is likely to make landfall between the north Odisha and Bengal coasts between the night of October 24 and the morning of October 25.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has issued an advisory urging tourists to vacate the pilgrim town of Puri immediately. The advisory was issued by Pujari following a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday. He stated that the Puri district administration has been instructed to discourage visitors from arriving in the town from Tuesday until after the cyclone makes landfall, as it may cause significant damage. Moreover, the Puri district administration erected red flags along the sea beach on Monday, prohibiting people from entering the sea.
