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Odisha shuts schools in four flood-hit districts
Telegraph India··17 Aug
Authorities closed government and private schools in Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Jajpur and Mayurbhanj on 17 August after an IMD red alert. The order covered all boards. About 5.15 lakh people have been affected across 947 villages, with nearly 2.37 lakh evacuated to about 293 relief camps. Utkal University postponed several undergraduate exams set for the same day.
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What It Means For You
- If you have a child in Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Jajpur or Mayurbhanj, government and private schools of all boards were closed on 17 August 2026.
- Utkal University students due for fourth-semester UG, BSc ITM, BSc Computer Science or B.Ed papers on 17 August should check the postponed timetable.
- Families in low-lying north Odisha can match the IMD red alert for Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar with the three-day heavy-rain window.
What's Happening
- District administrations shut schools in four north Odisha districts on 17 August after an IMD red alert.
- Floods have affected about 5.15 lakh people in 947 villages, with 2.37 lakh people in relief camps.
- Utkal University postponed undergraduate examinations scheduled for the same day.
Where The Water And The Warning Sit
- A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal was expected to become a depression and keep rain going from 16 to 18 August.
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi planned visits to flood-hit Bhadrak and Jajpur on Monday.
- The IMD advised fishermen not to venture into the sea off West Bengal, Bangladesh, Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts through 18 August.
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