In view of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast for heavy rainfall under the influence of severe cyclonic storm Michaung, the Gajapati district administration on Tuesday announced the closure of all educational institutions tomorrow (December 6).
All the primary, upper primary and high schools will remain closed tomorrow, informed Gajapati Collector, Smruti Ranjan Pradhan.
“Rainfall is likely to occur in the district and the intensity is expected to be high. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, we have decided to keep all the educational institutions closed tomorrow,” said Pradhan.
ODRAF teams have been divided into three teams and one team each will be sent to Raigad and Mohana which are vulnerable places, said the Collector.
“The decision for closure of schools has been taken to ensure the safety of students as well as to use the school buildings for rehabilitating people if there is a need,” Pradhan added.
Meanwhile, two flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar to Chennai and Bengaluru have been cancelled today.
“The morning flight to Chennai and one to Bengaluru have been cancelled due to unavailability of aircraft and some cascading effect of the cyclone. Other flight operations are regular from Bhubaneswar,” said Bhubaneswar airport director, Prasanna Pradhan.
The airport officials informed that flight operations to Chennai are likely to resume by tonight.