Heavy rains in Punjab's Pathankot

Heavy rains in Punjab's Pathankot

CHANDIGARH: (Aug 25) The Pathankot district administration on Monday declared a holiday in all educational institutions in the wake of incessant rains, officials said.

Several villages near the India-Pakistan border in Pathankot district of Punjab have been affected after the water level in Ujh, Ravi rivers and rivulets rose following heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

"Keeping in mind the continuous rains in Pathankot district, a holiday is declared in all government/non-government schools, colleges and other educational institutions of Pathankot district on August 25," read an order issued by Pathankot Deputy Commissioner, Aditya Uppal.
 

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