Heavy rain alert Jaipur: School holidays extended till Aug 6
It needs to be mentioned here that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Yellow Alert for five districts in Rajasthan - Dholpur, Karauli, Dausa, Bharatpur, and Alwar - with forecasts of heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning. Additionally, moderate to heavy rainfall warnings have been issued for parts of Kota, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, and Jaipur divisions. In Kota district, where continuous rainfall since July 28 had led to waterlogging and disruption of normal life, the district administration had announced a week-long closure of all educational institutions. With an improvement in weather conditions, schools reopened on Monday.
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