Thiruvananthapuram : With unabated rains in state, six districts are put on Orange Alert namely : Thrissur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. In Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, and Thrissur, where rain conditions are severe, the district collectors declared holiday for all educational institutions.
Holiday has been announced only for schools in Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram’s taluks of Nedumanagad and Kattakada. The announcement will apply to CBSE, ICSE and Kendriya Vidyalaya schools in these regions as well. Kerala, MG, Calicut and universities of Health and that of Technology have postponed their exams.