Kasargod DC declares holiday for schools amidst likely heavy rain, Orange alert on July 4
Kasaragod: District Collector Inbasekar K on Monday, July 3 declared holidays for all schools, Anganwadis and Madrasas across the district in the wake of heavy rainfall that has gripped the region since Monday afternoon and is likely to continue on Tuesday.
Kasargod district is also on Orange alert for Tuesday, which has led to the administration declaring holidays for educational institutions including CBSE, ICSE schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Anganwadis, and Madrasas.
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The order issued by the Collector, however, asserted that the colleges in the district will not remain closed and would operate as scheduled.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
