Heavy Rains : Telangana CM Declares 3-Day Holiday For All Educational Institutions
Hyderabad, July 10: Due to heavy rains in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday declared a three-day holiday for all educational institutions in the state from Monday.
This was announced by Chief Minister’s office in a tweet.
Rao held a high-level review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan here to review the situation in the wake of heavy rains lashing the state and for taking necessary measures.
Ministers, MLAs, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other high-level officials were present at the meeting.
Earlier in the day, Somesh Kumar held a video conference with district collectors to take stock of the situation.
The Chief Secretary said that as the state is witnessing heavy rains over the last three days, the Collectors should be on high alert and take all steps to prevent loss of life, cattle or damage to any property. He directed the Collectors to step up vigil by setting up control room in the Collectorate.
Irrigation, Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration and Energy departments should ensure that no problems arise due to the incessant rains.
