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Hans India
6 days ago
- Climate
- Hans India
Heavy rain alert Jaipur: School holidays extended till Aug 6
Jaipur: In view of the heavy rain alert issued by the Meteorological Department, Jhalawar District Collector Ajay Singh Rathore on Monday extended school holidays in the district till August 6. The holidays that had been declared earlier have now been extended as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students. Chief District Education Officer (CDEO) Ram Singh Meena informed that all government and private schools from Class 1 to 12 will remain closed for students until August 6. Similarly, Anganwadi centres in the district will also remain shut during this period. Importantly, the order specifies that the holidays are applicable only to students. All academic and non-academic staff are required to attend school as usual. Strict action will be taken under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, if any institution is found conducting classes during the restricted period. 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.
NDTV
6 days ago
- Climate
- NDTV
School Holidays Extended Till August 6 Amid Heavy Rain Alert In Rajasthan
Jaipur: In view of the heavy rain alert issued by the Meteorological Department, Jhalawar District Collector Ajay Singh Rathore on Monday extended school holidays in the district till August 6. The holidays that had been declared earlier have now been extended as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students. Chief District Education Officer (CDEO) Ram Singh Meena informed that all government and private schools from Class 1 to 12 will remain closed for students until August 6. Similarly, Anganwadi centres in the district will also remain shut during this period. Importantly, the order specifies that the holidays are applicable only to students. All academic and non-academic staff are required to attend school as usual. Strict action will be taken under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, if any institution is found conducting classes during the restricted period. 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. District Education Officer (Secondary), K.K. Sharma, has appealed to parents to send their children to school on time, while also advising them to take necessary precautions considering the weather. Schools have been instructed to ensure proper sanitation and safety arrangements on campus before resuming classes. These series of measures have been taken to protect students from weather-related risks, while ensuring minimal disruption to the academic calendar. It needs to be mentioned here that seven students died while many were left injured when a school roof collapsed during school hours following heavy rainfall in Rajasthan recently.
The Hindu
26-07-2025
- The Hindu
Scheduled Tribe panel notice to Rajasthan government over school roof collapse deaths
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on Saturday (July 26, 2025) issued notices to authorities in the Rajasthan government following the collapse of a government school roof in Jhalawar district on Friday (July 26, 2025), which claimed the lives of seven children and left dozens injured. In a statement, the constitutional body said it had taken suo motu cognisance of the incident based on media reports, adding that several of the deceased and injured students belonged to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities. Notices have been issued to the Chief Secretary of the State, the District Collector, and the Superintendent of Police in Jhalawar district. The Commission has directed the officials to submit a detailed report along with an action taken report within three days. 'The Commission has taken this matter very seriously,' the NCST said in its public statement. On Friday morning, seven children were killed and 28 others injured - nine of them seriously - when a portion of the roof in one of the classrooms collapsed. The incident occurred in a government school located in Piplodi village of Manohar Thana block, as students were preparing for the morning assembly. About 30 students were trapped under the debris and later pulled out by rescue teams. Jhalawar District Collector Ajay Singh Rathore stated that the school building had not been identified as structurally weak in the recent survey carried out by the Education Department. According to student accounts reported by The Hindu, the 40-year-old building had shown signs of deterioration, including persistent water seepage and tree branches growing into the walls. Some students had reportedly noticed plaster falling from the ceiling prior to the collapse.
New York Times
25-07-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
7 Children Are Killed in School Roof Collapse in India
At least seven children were killed on Friday morning when the roof of a school building collapsed in northwestern India, officials said. The children had just arrived for classes in a village near Jhalawar, a city in Rajasthan State, when the roof collapsed at around 8 a.m., Ajay Singh Rathore, the district magistrate, said in a phone interview. The children had been on their way to morning prayers, he said. 'It had been raining incessantly and a lot of water had collected on the roof of the single-story building,' Mr. Rathore said. 'The children were struck by the roof which collapsed under the weight of the water.' Prem Chand Bairwa, the state's deputy chief minister, told local news media that seven children had been killed. He said that many others had been injured, but did not give a number. Those killed were ages 8 to 14, Mr. Rathore said. The children who were hurt in the collapse sustained minor injuries, he said, and were being sent home. Video footage of the aftermath, shared by local news media, showed dozens of people digging through rubble. Some onlookers were visibly distressed, letting out cries. The footage later showed a construction vehicle attempting to reach the site of the collapse. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India called the 'mishap' at the school 'tragic and deeply saddening.' 'Authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected,' he wrote in a post on X. Rajasthan, which is on the border with Pakistan, is known for extreme temperatures, and a monsoon season that lasts from roughly July to September. Over the last month, the region has been battered by heavy rainfall, which has forced the closure of some schools and flooding at hospitals. On Friday, a school van in Rajasthan was swept up in fast-moving floodwaters, temporarily trapping 10 children inside, local news media reported. This month, Rajasthan's education department issued a safety warning for schools related to the heavy rainfall. The department called for school leaders to inspect buildings, including ceilings, to ensure that they were not damaged or leaking. Over the last week, 23 people have died in rainfall-related incidents in Rajasthan, according to local news reports, including at least two children who drowned.
