Cyclone Fengal has resulted in extremely heavy rainfall in coastal regions of north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Particularly affected was the Sankaraparani River in Puducherry, where over 200 residences in NR Nagar were inundated.
The Collector of Cuddalore District has announced a holiday for all schools and colleges due to the recent floods in the area. Check more details here.
Amid persistent heavy rainfall and adverse weather conditions, authorities have ordered the closure of schools across several regions in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Kerala. The precautionary measure aims to ensure the safety of students amid challenging weather conditions caused by Cyclone Fengal.
These days schools, colleges and other academic institutes are closed in many states due to various reasons. Here, we have curated a list of the states where schools are closed and when the physical classes will resume in these states. Check here.
In Tamil Nadu, schools and colleges have been closed due to heavy rainfall in several areas. Check list of districts and locations where schools are not operating. Check more details here.
According to an IMD's rainfall update, very heavy rainfall was recorded in several areas, including Nagapattinam (19 cm) and Chennai (13 cm), from 8.30 am on November 26 until 8.30 am the following day.
Rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam as deep depression formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal on November 27. District administration announced holidays for schools and colleges in several regions in view of continuous rainfall.
Cyclone Fengal: Giving further weather updates, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai said that the depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday.
As per the government order, the schools will function in hybrid mode for now as long as the air quality is in the severe category and the GRAP IV restrictions are imposed.
In its order, the Supreme Court bench said the 13 apex court lawyers, appointed as court commissioners to conduct inspections of implementation of GRAP-4 norms at entry points, would continue to visit areas and submit reports to the court.
All schools in Noida and Greater Noida will remain closed due to severe pollution. The classes will resume online. Students and parents have been advised to stay in touch with school authorities for latest updates.
Should schools reopen in Delhi-NCR amid air pollution? While some of the parents felt the need for a physical school opening, others strongly objected to it and said health is more important than education and online classes should continue.
The schools were extended till November 25 in Gurugram and Faridabad, as per the orders issued by respective district administrations. The decision was taken considering the alarming air pollution level in districts.
Earlier the district administration had discontinued the physical classes from class nursery to class 12 until November 23. The order came after Delhi's AQI breached 450 to reach the Severe Plus category.
School reopening news: Offline classes are likely to resume on November 25, while the schedule for examinations and interviews remains unchanged. The development comes as the authorities had ordered the closure of schools till November 23.
Delhi school reopening news: As per the earlier order of the Delhi government, online classes for schools will continue until further notice or the air quality improves in the city.
In view of air pollution, the administration of Khairthal-Tijara district in Rajasthan has suspended physical classes for 1 to 5. Now, all primary classes will resume online till further notice.
Schools in five districts of Tamil Nadu have been closed due to heavy rainfall. IMD predicted moderate rainfall over the next five days and issued a rain alert. Check more details here.
Schools in eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Meerut, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddh Nagar, have suspended physical classes due to worsening air quality under GRAP Stage-4 measures. Measures include construction bans and penalties for pollution violations.
Schools closure: Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Monday, leaving people gasping for breath with itchy eyes and sore throats as the Air Quality Index stood at 494, the second-worst in the last six years, prompting authorities to close the schools in the region.
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