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Punjab Closes All Schools Through Aug. 30 as Jammu Cancels Classes for Aug. 27

Officials cited India Meteorological Department forecasts after floods hit multiple Punjab districts.

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Overview

  • Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that all government and private schools across the state will be shut from August 27 to 30 for safety reasons.
  • The statewide order covers primary, secondary and senior secondary classes and follows an IMD warning of continued heavy rainfall.
  • In Jammu division, Director of School Education Dr. Naseem Javaid Chowdhary ordered a one‑day closure for August 27, directing that students and teachers not attend classes due to persistent rain and flood‑like conditions.
  • News reports note extensive flooding across at least ten Punjab districts, including Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Jalandhar, Rupnagar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and SBS Nagar.
  • Roundups also list weather‑related school shutdowns for August 27 in parts of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab institutions had already been closed on Monday and Tuesday.