To avoid any untoward incident due to Cyclone Titli which is likely to hit the State on early Thursday morning, the State Government has cancelled the Students’ Union elections in the State. Chief Secretary AP Padhi, after high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at State Secretariat on Wednesday, said all schools, colleges and Anganwadi Centres would remain closed in the State on October 11 and 12 as a precaution against Cyclone Titli.
Besides, the Students’ Union elections were cancelled across the State.
As per a notification issued by the Higher Education Department, voting for the Students’ Union elections was slated to be held on October 11 from 8 am to 2 pm. While counting of votes was supposed to take place in the afternoon, results would have been declared by evening.