Overview

• Dehradun District Magistrate Savin Bansal ordered closure of all schools and Anganwadi centres on July 21 under an orange weather alert covering six Uttarakhand districts.
• Kolkata schools declared a holiday on July 21 to ease security and traffic for the Trinamool Congress’s Martyrs’ Day rally expected to draw thousands.
• Telangana government notification led to a one-day holiday for schools in Hyderabad, Secunderabad and surrounding districts for Bonalu celebrations.
• Himachal Pradesh schools are observing planned summer breaks until August 12 with Kullu district sessions starting July 20 and winter sessions scheduled for early August.
• Western Uttar Pradesh schools in districts such as Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Bareilly, Badaun and Varanasi remain closed through July 23 for the Kanwar Yatra with Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad shifting to online classes on July 23 before reopening July 24.