Schools, colleges closed in Karnataka: Bengaluru schools shut due to heavy rains | Important news for parents, students

Schools, colleges closed in Karnataka: Bengaluru schools shut due to heavy rains: Following incessant rains in Bengaluru, the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru K. Srinivasa has declared Tuesday (August 30) as a holiday for all private, aided, and government schools, including CBSE and ICSE boards in Bengaluru south region.

Heavy rain continued to pound Karnataka on Tuesday and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy downpour for the next three days in the state.

The incessant rain has taken a toll on people's festive mood in the state. Karnataka celebrates the festival of Goddess Gowri on Tuesday and Vinayak Chaturthi on Wednesday. The shops erected in makeshift tents on streets for festivals have been damaged.

Thousands of hectares of agricultural land has also been inundated across the state.

According to an estimate, crops grown in 5,000 hectares of land have come under water in Raichur district alone. Reports stated that one person lost his life after the wall of the house collapsed in Tumarikoppa village of Hanagal taluk in Haveri district on Monday late night.

Traffic has been thrown out of gear on the Mysuru-Bengaluru highway due to incessant rains. The authorities have declared a holiday on Tuesday for the primary and secondary schools in Koppal, Gadag and Vijayanagar districts due to heavy rainfall.

The personnel of State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) rescued eight persons from a house inundated with water in Chamarajanagar district.

(With agency inputs)