Schools closed today in THIS state due to heavy rainfall, check when classes will resume

Following a heavy rainfall alert in Uttarakhand from the Indian Meteorological Department and increased water levels of the Yamuna River, all the schools have been ordered to remain closed on today, September 13. Following the directive, the District Magistrates of Dehradun, Nainital, Pauri, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Almora, Bageshwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar have issued orders to keep all schools closed in their districts on Friday in view of heavy rains. Possibility of waterlogging and landslides Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority has also issued instructions to all the District Magistrates to take full caution in view of the heavy rain warning issued by the Meteorological Department. In its letter, the Authority has said that the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places in Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Champawat, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar on Thursday and Dehradun, Pauri, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar on Friday.