Flooding delays reopening of 40 schools at Kuttanad in Alappuzha district
The Hindu
Waterlogging continues at premises of several schools in the region
Ever since the State Government announced that schools would reopen from November 1, Anusree P., a Class X student of Government High School at Kuppapuram in Kainakary grama panchayat in Kuttanad, was eagerly awaiting to mingle with friends and take part in school activities after a long hiatus.
While children, some with smiles on their faces and others crying, entered classrooms across the State on Monday, hundreds of students like Anusree in different parts of flood-hit Kuttanad in Alappuzha have to wait longer to experience the joy of being back to school.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.