School closed in Lucknow, several other UP districts today due to heavy rain

LUCKNOW: Several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including state capital Lucknow, have declared holiday for all schools and higher educational institutions on Tuesday in view of incessant rain.

A statement issued by District Magistrate of Lucknow Suryapal Gangwar said that schools will remain closed on Tuesday. A state government official said higher education institutions will also remain closed on Tuesday in the districts where the authorities have declared holiday in view of rain.

On Monday, Aligarh, Mathura and Etah districts have ordered schools to be closed for two days, October 10 and 11. All government, government-aided, private schools in the state up to Class 12 will remain closed today as the weather department has issued warning of heavy rain.

Earlier on Sunday, the district authorities in Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad, Agra, Meerut, Aligarh, Mathura, Kanpur, Etah, Mainpuri and Firozabad had ordered closure of schools on Monday. Several parts of Uttar Pradesh continued to receive heavy rains on Monday.