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IIIT Lucknow closed till Sunday after Gomti flood
Hindustan Times··4d ago
IIIT Lucknow will stay closed till Sunday after Gomti water inundated much of the campus. Dean Deepak Kumar Singh said flooding began Wednesday morning and exams are postponed. Electricity has been cut for safety. Of 800 hostellers, 300 went home and 500 moved to another hostel or a hospital campus. Officials will review a Monday reopening, with classes possibly online.
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What It Means For You
- Scheduled exams at IIIT Lucknow are postponed until further notice.
- A Monday assessment will decide whether the campus reopens.
- Dean Singh said classes may move online while the premises stay closed.
What's Happening
- SDM Abhishek Singh and a tehsildar visited before the closure decision.
- Intermittent rain continued in Lucknow and nearby districts as the Gomti rose.
- The river’s water level had been rising for the 10th consecutive day.
How wide the flooding is
- Water has reached Ekana Stadium and the disaster management office in Lucknow.
- One mall was described as an island with knee-deep water on surrounding roads.
- Hostellers were moved to the institute’s second hostel and Kalyan Singh Super Speciality cancer hospital’s institute.
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