Bhubaneswar: All schools and Anganwadi centres in Odisha’s Kandhamala district will remain closed for students on October 29 (Thursday) in view of extremely heavy rainfall alert issued by the IMD.

The Collector and District Magistrate of Kandhamala, Vedbhusan, issued an order in this regard on Wednesday.

As per the order, all government, government-aided and private schools upto Class-XII and Anganwadi centres in Kandhamala will remain shut for students on October 29.

“All the classes for students in all the schools (till class 12^th) including private schools and Anganwadi Centres shall remain suspended in Kandhamala district on October 29 in view of heavy to very heavy rainfall due to severe cyclonic storm Arnab,” read the order.

However, all teachers and staffs must attend their duties and remain present in school in view of public exigency, added the order.

As per the IMD prediction, one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Kandhamala, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam may witness extremely heavy rainfall and gusty winds with speed reaching upto 80 km per hour on October 29 due to the impact of cyclone ‘Arnab’ that made landfall near Yanam in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday morning. The MeT Department has issued a Red warning in this regard.

Besides, heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Baragada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada on Thursday. The IMD has issued an Orange warning in this regard.