School Holiday Declared In Goa For Today Due to Heavy Rains; Check IMD Weather Update

School Holiday: In view of the heavy rains in the coastal state, the Goa Education Department has declared a holiday for schools up to Class 12 on Monday, July 15, 2024. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in Goa for Monday amid heavy downpours lashing the state for the past three days.
Due to heavy showers and the red alert sounded by the IMD, all schools from Std I to Std XII across Goa will remain shut on Monday, State Education Director Shailesh Zingde told reporters, PTI reported. The holiday has been declared for the safety of students, he said.
According to IMD, in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, Pernem in North Goa received 210 mm of rainfall, which it described as “extremely heavy”. Check the IMD weather forecast for Goa here.
IMD Weather Update For Goa

“Isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over Konkan & Goa, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during 14th-16th; Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka on 14th & 15th; Kerala & Mahe on 15th July,’ IMD in press release said.
Isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Konkan & Goa, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during 14th16th; Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka on 14th & 15th; Kerala & Mahe on 15th July.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated/some places over Konkan & Goa, Kerala & Mahe, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka; at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat state during next 5 days; Vidarbha, Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, North Interior Karnataka on 14th & 15th; Chhattisgarh, Odisha on 14th, Marathwada on 15th July.

(With PTI Inputs)