Heavy Rains: Udupi DC announces extension of holidays for schools and PU colleges till July 6
Udupi: As heavy rains continue to cause havoc across the district, Udupi district Deputy Commissioner Kurma Rao on Wednesday announced holidays for all Anganwadi centers, government-aided, private primary and high schools and pre-university colleges on Thursday, July 6.
This comes in the wake of heavy rains and an Orange alert sounded by the IMD in the coastal districts of Karnataka.
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Jammu: Heatwave alert for 5 districts
Srinagar (PTI): The Meteorological department on Sunday issued a heatwave alert for five districts of the Jammu region. The weather is expected to remain pleasant in the rest of the union territory over the next five days.
"Hot and dry weather is likely to continue in Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Reasi and Udhampur districts during the next two days with heat wave conditions at a few places on 26-27 April," an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
The official noted that people should avoid heat exposure during peak hours and advised them to stay hydrated.
In Kashmir, the weather is expected to remain pleasant and dry with the possibility of light rain at some places over the next 48 hours.
"One or two spells of light rain or thunder may occur at many places with gusty winds or hailstorm at a few places towards evening on April 27 and 28.
The weather will be generally dry on April 29 and 30," he added.
The maximum temperature in Kashmir has been hovering around 17-22 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature recorded last night was around nine degrees Celsius.
