- By Nidhi Giri
- Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:01 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Himachal Rain: Authorities in Himachal Pradesh's Karsog Subdivision have declared that all schools, colleges, anganwadi centres and vocational institutes will be closed on Wednesday due to heavy rain in the state. This decision comes amid an orange alert issued for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for heavy rainfall during the next four days, as per the the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
In an order, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Karsog stated, "Due to continuous rainfall since last night, which has caused blockage of roads and many incidents of frequent landslides have been reported. Also there is forecast of heavy rainfall for whole of the day on August 7, 2024. Under such circumstances the movement of Staff/School/College/Children/Trainee etc may be not safe and is required be restricted."
"Therefore, under Section 34 of Disaster Management Act, 2005 in order to ensure safety and security of student/Children's and staff, it is hereby order that all the Govt./ Private Schools/College/Anganwari/Vocational institute situated in respect of this Sub-Division Karsog shall remain closed on 07th August 2024. The head of the these institutions shall ensure strict compliance of the above said orders being the same a matter of public safety," Karsog Sub-Divisional Magistrate said.
On similar lines, the eastern and northwest regions are expected to face similar weather conditions for the next two days. The weather body has also issued an orange alert for heavy downpours in Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
North India Weather Updates
Isolated intense rainfall might occur over Uttarakhand on August 7, 9, and 10, West Uttar Pradesh will have it on August 7 and 8. The Weather Department has also predicted that heavy rainfall could be isolated over East Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand from August 7 to 12. Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh will likely receive rain on August 7 and 10.
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West And Central India Weather Updates
IMD has forecast extremely heavy showers for Western and Central India. Extremely heavy downpour is expected to happen over East Madhya Pradesh today. The Met Department has also issued a warning for heavy rainfall at isolated places in Goa and Konkan from August 7 to August 11, Madhya Maharashtra will receive it from August 7 to August 12. Similar weather conditions are likely to prevail in West Madhya Pradesh on August 7 and August 8, Chhattisgarh on August 7 and Gujarat region on August 9.
