Raigad district administration has declared a holiday for all anganwadis, schools and colleges on July 7 following an IMD Red Alert for extremely heavy rainfall. District Collector Kishan N. Jawale issued the order under the Disaster Management Act after continuous rains and tehsildar recommendations. Teachers and staff must remain available for disaster management duties during office hours.
Navi Mumbai: The Raigad district administration has declared a holiday for all anganwadis, schools and colleges across the district on Tuesday, July 7, following the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Red Alert warning for extremely heavy rainfall.
IMD Forecasts Extremely Heavy Rain at Isolated Locations in Raigad
The order was issued on Monday by Raigad District Collector and District Magistrate Kishan N. Jawale under powers vested in him under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and the state government's guidelines empowering district collectors to declare school holidays based on local weather conditions.
According to the notification, the IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at several places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations in Raigad between July 5 and July 7. The administration also noted that the district has been witnessing continuous rainfall since July 1, prompting all tehsildars, in their capacity as Incident Commanders, to recommend closure of educational institutions as a precautionary measure.
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