Bengaluru: As heavy rains are predicted in Karnataka for 48 hours, the State Government has announced holidays for schools and colleges in seven districts, including Chamarajanagara and Bengaluru Rural Districts. District Administrations of five districts had already declared two-day-holiday on Thursday November 18.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is chairing a meeting on Friday November 19 with District Administration to review the situation in the state due to incessant rainfall since the last week and also take up the relief measures.
R. Vishal, Commissioner of Department of Public Instruction had authorised the Deputy Commissioners to take a call on declaring holiday for schools after assessing the situation of rains in their respective districts. “Such given holidays will have to be compensated later,” the circular said.
Incessant rainfall has already caused waterlogging in several parts of Bengaluru leading to traffic jams.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert in Bengaluru and surrounding districts for Friday November 19. With a depression forming over Southwest Bay of Bengal, more rain and thunderstorms are predicted in Southern and Coastal Districts of Karnataka for next two days and heavy rains for another four days at isolated places.
