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Jaipur Orders Student Holiday Aug. 25–26 After Red Alert for Heavy Rain

Staff are instructed to report as usual under a district order that warns of action for violations.

Overview

  • The Jaipur district administration closed all government and private schools and Anganwadi centres to students for two days, covering pre‑primary through class 12.
  • The directive from District Collector Dr. Jitendra Kumar Soni requires academic and non‑academic staff to work and cites the Disaster Management Act, 2005 for enforcement.
  • Copies of the order were circulated to senior education and disaster‑management officials with strict compliance instructions and a plan to review conditions after the holiday period.
  • PTI reports waterlogging and flood‑like conditions in parts of Rajasthan with rescue and relief work in Bundi, Sawai Madhopur and Kota, as the Jaipur Development Authority shuts Kishan Bagh and Swarn Jayanti Park from Monday to Wednesday.
  • Separately, the Directorate of School Education, Jammu ordered all government and private schools in the Jammu Division closed on August 25 due to forecasts of intense rainfall and related hazards.