Punjab schools, colleges to remain shut on Tuesday-CM
KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
In view of the incessant rains and looming flood threat, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has announced the closure of all the schools i.e govt., aided, private, anganwari and colleges on Tuesday September 25.
Raveen Thukral, Media Advisor to Chief minister Punjab Capt Amrinder Singh tweeted” Chief Minister @capt_amarinder announces closure of all schools & colleges in Punjab on Tuesday (Sept 25) in view of the incessant rains and the looming flood threat”.
Capt Amarinder Singh chaired a meeting to access the current situation as a result of the heavy rains in H.P and water being released from dams. Preparing a contingency plan for the same. Will ensure safety of Punjabis. Have also ordered a Special Girdawari to assess crop damage, if any.
On other side all the three flood gates were also opened to release water from Sukhna lake The water flow at Sutlej Pull border between Khanna and Nawanshahr is going strong, with the Bhakra-Beas Management Board in Hoshiarpur warning about floods in the downstream areas..
Capt Amarinder Singh in another tweet, appealed to the residents of Punjab to remain inside their houses. He tweeted “‘I appeal to the people to exercise restraint. During the next 24 hours they should move out of their houses only if it is unavoidable.’
