All schools in Pune district to remain closed on Monday, August 5 : District Collector
Pune, 4th August 2019: Due to heavy rains since Saturday, Pune district collector Naval Kishore Ram on Sunday declared that all schools in Pune district will be closed on Monday ie August 5.
The state government’s education department has authorised all district collectors in Maharashtra, to take decision of declaring holidays based on situations in their respective areas.
In Pune, many low lying areas along Mula, Mutha, Pavana and Indrayani rivers due to heavy discharge of water from various dams as they have become full to the capacity.
The municipal corporation and other bodies have shifted hundreds of people from their homes to nearby schools. The situation is getting worse with continuous rains.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted more rains in the state till August 6.
