In view of the threat posed by continuous rains, the schools in many districts of state would remain closed on Thursday. The District Magistrate of Dehradun (DM), S A Murugeshan has directed the education department to ensure that all government, aided and private schools from class I to XII are closed on Thursday. The District Magistrate (DM) of Pauri also ordered closure of all the schools following heavy rain in the district. The officiating Chief Education Officer (CEO) of Pauri, M S Rawat said that all primary and secondary schools would remain closed on the July 13.
The DM of Almora, Savim Bansal also ordered closure of all schools for safety of students on Thursday. On orders of DMs the schools of seven districts, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Nainital and Champawat remained closed on Wednesday.