Rain havoc in Uttarakhand: Schools will remain closed in this district on August 7, order issued
Monsoon havoc is being seen in Uttarakhand for the last two days. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rain for all the districts of the state including Uttarkashi.
Schools will remain closed in Uttarkashi district on 7 August
After the alert issued by the National Disaster Management Authority, the Uttarkashi district administration has declared a one-day holiday for all the schools in the district. An order has also been issued regarding this. The order states that in view of heavy to very heavy rains, all government, non-government, private schools running from class 1 to 12 in Uttarkashi district as well as all Anganwadi centers will remain closed on August 7.
Heavy rain in next 18 hours
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rain for all districts including Uttarkashi. According to NDMA, heavy to very heavy rain is likely along with lightning and thunderstorm at isolated places in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Dehradun, Haridwar, Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Nainital, Pauri, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar districts in the next 18 hours.
