Noida Schools Shut Due To Heavy Rain

Non-Stop rain in the National Capital Region!

Noida: On Monday, 10 October 2022, Schools in Noida will remain shut due to heavy rain, the local authority said in a statement. It has been raining in the National Capital Region, or NCR, non-stop since Saturday afternoon, flooding roads and uprooting trees.

The traffic police have also warned two-wheeler riders to take care while driving, especially under flyovers, as many roads have been flooded.

Schools in other Uttar Pradesh districts - Lucknow, Kanpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Agra and Hapur - will also be shut on Monday.

It has been raining in parts of UP since Friday. The weather office has forecast more rain in these areas tomorrow.

"Due to excessive rain in the district and keeping in view the possibility of excessive rain, the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar has declared a holiday on October 10 (Monday) in government, semi-government aided and unaided recognized schools of all the boards operating from Class 1 to 12 of the district," district school inspector Dharamveer Singh said in a statement.

"All the principals and headmasters should ensure compliance of the order in the schools," Mr. Singh said.

According to IMD figures, continuous rainfall brought down the temperature in Gautam Buddh Nagar over the weekend by almost 10 degrees, with the district receiving 25 mm of rainfall till yesterday morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also issued an orange alert regarding heavy to very heavy rain, thunderstorm, and lightning for western Uttar Pradesh areas on Sunday and asked authorities to stay alert for Monday as well.

The notification by the Ghaziabad administration stated that the schools running under CBSE, ICSE, Madarsa Education Board, and Sanskrit Schools will remain shut on Monday and will reopen on Tuesday.