Schools closed in Koraput dist amid Red warning for heavy rainfall

Given the red warning for heavy rainfall issued for Koraput district, the district administration declared August 30 (Friday) as a holiday for schools and Anganwadi centres. 

District Collector V Keerthi Vasan convened a review meeting to take stock of the preparations for any eventualities. The Sub Collectors of Jeypore and Koraput, two ADMs, an emergency officer, police officials, all BDOs and the tehsildar attended the meeting. 

In the meeting, it was decided that all educational institutions and Anganwadi centres in the district will remain closed. 

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It was also decided that a control room would be set up and ODRAF and fire personnel would be kept on the ready. 

After the meeting, the district Collector said the district administration is well prepared with a special focus on vulnerable and very vulnerable places. 

“A red warning for heavy rainfall from August 30 to August 31 morning has been issued for Koraput district. For this, a preparatory meeting involving Sub Collectors, BDOs, tehsildars and IICs was held. They have been asked to create awareness among people in the identified vulnerable areas,” said the district Collector.