Kannur: As heavy rains continue to batter the state, all educational institutions including professional colleges, anganwadis, ICSE/CBSE schools and madrasas will remain shut in Alappuzha, Kannur, Kozhikode, Kottayam, Kasaragod, Palakkad, Idukki, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta and Kollam on Thursday. District collectors of the districts have issued an official order regarding this on Wednesday. A holiday has been declared for all educational institutions in Malappuram's Ponnani taluk.
Mahatma Gandhi University has postponed all exams scheduled for Thursday. Revised dates will be announced later. Meanwhile, there will be no change in Kerala PSC examinations and other university exams scheduled for Thursday.
Kannur
In Kannur, heads of the institutions have been asked to take appropriate action to compensate for the working days missed due to the holiday on Thursday and issue necessary directions to ensure the safety of the children from rain-related disasters.
Kasaragod and Palakkad district collectors clarified that exams and interviews scheduled for July will be held.
Idukki
In Idukki, operation of residential educational instituions will not be affected.
Pathanamthitta
In Pathanamthitta, the collector has declared holiday for educational instututions including anganwadis and professional colleges on Thursday in Malappally and Tiruvalla taluks on Thursday.
Alappuzha
In Alappuzha, all educational institutions where relief camps are being operated will remain shut for classes on Thursday, announced district collector.
The district authorities have opened 17 relief camps in Tiruvalla and 10 camps at Mallappally. However, there will no change to the scheduled university exams.
India Meteorological Department has sounded an orange alert in Kannur, Kozhikode, Kasaragod, Malappuram and Idukki on Thursday. Very heavy rainfall ranging from 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm is expected in these districts. A yellow alert has been sounded in Kottyam, Thrissur and Palakkad on Thursday.
