Two-day holiday declared for schools and colleges in Puducherry, Karaikal
The Hindu
Akshaya Patra has been asked to be ready to prepare at least 3,000 packets of food
Considering the prevailing inclement weather, Friday and Saturday have been declared as holidays for all schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal regions.
The Puducherry region on Thursday received intermittent showers all throughout the day. There were no reports of water-logging or incidents related to rain.
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy took stock of the situation by chairing a high-level meeting. He directed the line departments to be fully prepared to deal with any contingency arising out of the arrival of the northeast monsoon.
The Education Department had been asked to use the services of Akshaya Patra to serve food packets in case of flooding. The agency had been asked to be ready to prepare at least 3,000 packets of food, said an official.
The government has decided to set up nine shelter homes for evacuation purpose. Chief Secretary Rajeev Verma, District Collector E. Vallavan and senior officials attended the meeting.