These states have declared school holidays as cylone intensifies into SCS
While weather conditions in Andhra Pradesh and neighboring states worsened due to cyclone Montha, school holidays were declared in most of these states. Schools in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were closed until October 29 due to cyclonic storm conditions.
Cyclone Montha Update: These states declare school holidays
While weather conditions in Andhra Pradesh and neighboring states worsened due to cyclone Montha, school holidays were declared in most of these states. Schools in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were closed until October 29 due to cyclonic storm conditions. For the most part, schools in these two states will definitely be closed this week.
Schools in Kakinada, East Godavari, Konaseema, Eluru and West Godavari in Andhra Pradesh announced closure of schools, colleges and other educational institutions from October 27 to October 31. However, these dates vary depending on local conditions.
While Tamil Nadu faced heavy rains last week due to cyclonic conditions, schools in Tiruvallur district were closed today due to the threat of cyclonic storms. The district administration has announced that schools, anganwadi centers and colleges in Gajapati district will remain closed until October 30, 2025.
What are the weather conditions like in these states?
Speaking to the media, Pujari informed that the eight most affected districts of south Odisha, namely Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur, have been placed in the Red Zone category.
India Meteorological Department said the landfall process of Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha has begun as the storm is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada in the next three to four hours. “Latest observations indicate that the Black Fall process has begun. The Black Fall process will continue for the next 3-4 hours,” IMD wrote in an X post.
