AIZAWL, Aug 22: Schools in Mizoram capital Aizawl and Kolasib district remained closed since Tuesday due to rain. The northeastern state experienced torrential rainfall since Monday triggering landslides in several places.
Public notices issued by the district administrations said that schools will remain closed on Thursday for the safety and well-being of students.
Aizawl district administration in its notice said that inundation witnessed due to heavy rainfall in the past several hours has resulted in mudflow, landslides, rock falls and other vagaries of nature in various crucial roads and locations within the district.
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“The competent authority deemed appropriate to suspend attendance of school-going students for their safety and well-being,” the notice said.
The decision has been made after intense deliberations and inputs from various sources and data received from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and other sources, the notice also said.
State capital Aizawl experienced moderate rainfall on Thursday. Notably, no casualty has been reported so far, officials added. (PTI)
