Heavy rain drenches Visakhapatnam, holiday declared for schools in the district on July 27

Visakhapatnam District Education Department declares school holiday on July 27 due to heavy rain.

The city was battered with heavy downpour on Wednesday under the influence of a well-marked low pressure area close to the coast as part of active Southwest Monsoon.

Visakhapatnam District Education Department has announced a holiday for all schools in the district on July 27 as the India Meteorological Department, which issued Orange and Yellow warnings for Alluri Sitama Raju district and Green for Visakhapatnam district till the morning of July 28.

Visakhapatnam District Collector A. Mallikarjuna said, “School holiday has been announced for July 27 to avoid inconvenience to the children.”

A circular was issued on Wednesday evening to the heads of all schools to comply with the order.

The Collector also organised a set conference with the authorities concerned and directed them to provide essentials like drinking water, generators, medicines and food as part of the relief and rehabilitation operations in the areas where waterlogging was reported.

“People need not panic. An NDRF team at Vizag Steel Plant and SDRF teams in the city have been on alert to attend emergency calls round the clock,” the Collector said.

Due to the rain that started at around 3 p.m., not only waterlogging, but also traffic jams were witnessed at many areas in Visakhapatnam. People faced inconvenience to reach their homes from offices and business outlets in the evening.