All schools in Punjab closed from August 27-30 due to heavy rain: CM Bhagwant Mann
Anu Parthiban | August 26, 2025 | 06:49 PM IST | 1 min read
The Punjab government declares holiday for all primary, secondary, and senior secondary government and private schools in the state from August 27 to August 30.
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced closure of all schools in the state from August 27 to 30 due to heavy rain forecast. Several districts have been severely affected by the incessant trains.
It has been raining heavily for the past few days, and the meteorological department has forecasted that heavy rains will continue for a few more days. In view of this, all primary, secondary, and senior secondary government and private schools in the state will remain closed from August 27 to August 30, the Punjab CM posted on his X account.
A day before, the Pathankot district declared a holiday for schools in view of heavy rainfall.
The Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets are in spate because of heavy rainfall in their catchment areas in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and incessant rains in Punjab, inundating large swathes of farmland in villages along these rivers.
The release of surplus water from the Pong and Bhakra dams have also compounding problems for villages in several districts of Punjab. The worst-affected villages are in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur districts.
(With inputs from PTI)
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