Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 2 (ANI): All authorities and personal colleges throughout Jammu Division will stay closed on September 3 in view of inclement climate and security issues, the Directorate of School Education Jammu introduced on Tuesday.
The order, issued by Director School Education Naseem Javaid Chowdhary, cited climate advisories warning of ‘heavy rainfall, landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, and many others.,’ that would worsen the state of affairs by inflicting extreme waterlogging, flooding in low-lying areas, broken roads and faculty buildings.
‘To guarantee the protection of scholars and workers, it’s hereby ordered that each one Government and Private colleges throughout Jammu Division shall stay closed on 03-09-2025,’ the order acknowledged.
The Directorate additionally directed colleges to conduct on-line lessons wherever potential to make sure continuity of schooling.
The order comes within the wake of widespread destruction as a consequence of heavy rains and rain-induced landslides.
Meanwhile, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra continued to stay suspended for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday as a consequence of persistent dangerous climate situations within the Trikuta hills within the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Authorities have restricted the motion of pilgrims from the Katra base camp as a precautionary measure as a consequence of security issues arising from steady rainfall, landslides, and flash floods within the area.
The suspension has left the bottom camp and adjoining areas with a abandoned look, as many devotees anticipate the resumption of the pilgrimage. The Reasi district administration and shrine board officers are carefully monitoring the state of affairs, whereas restoration work on broken routes and roads is underway.
On August 27, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi yatra was suspended as a consequence of a landslide that killed 34 folks and heavy rainfall. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered the structure of a high-level three-member committee to research the causes of the landslide.
Shaleen Kabra, Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Jal Shakti, Jammu and Kashmir, will head the committee, which incorporates the Divisional Commissioner and the Inspector General of Police, Jammu.
According to an official order, the committee additionally contains the Divisional Commissioner and the Inspector General of Police, Jammu. (ANI)