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Goa Schools To Remain Shut For Classes Upto 12th Due To Heavy Rain

Goa Schools Closed: All schools from pre-primary to 12th class remained closed today, July 8.

Goa Schools Closed: Due to heavy rainfall and alerts by IMD, schools in Goa remained closed today, July 8, 2024. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday announced that all schools from pre-primary to 12th class will remain closed on Monday, July 8. This applies only to schools, while government offices and other services will operate according to their regular schedules, the Chief Minister clarified.

On Sunday, Speaking to ANI, Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant said, "The Director of Education has been asked to issue a circular that there will be a holiday on Monday as a red alert has been declared and due to this, all the schools of Goa from pre-primary to the 12th standard will remain closed tomorrow."

"All the roads are overflowed, and water has been filled everywhere. Due to this, we have declared a holiday for one day. But, it is not a government holiday, government offices and everything else will remain open as usual. My request to all the people is that there is heavy rainfall in all the places of Goa and hence one should not go out of the house without any need but only if there is an emergency work... Eighty people who were stranded at the waterfall have been rescued," He further informed.

Also Read: Schools Closed: Mumbai Schools, Colleges Closed Due To Heavy Rain, Waterlogging

Notably, all schools and colleges in Mumbai are closed today due to heavy rainfall. According to the BMC, Mumbai has recorded over 300 mm of rainfall in various locations within six hours, from 1 am to 7 am today.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in certain areas, with isolated locations in Konkan and Goa expected to experience extremely heavy downpours. A red alert has been issued by the IMD for several states, including Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Goa, which are all currently experiencing significant rainfall.

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