Snowfall warning in Uttarakhand: Holiday for Dehradun schools, anganwadi centres on Tuesday

Updated Jan 21, 2019 | 19:41 IST | Times Now Digital

Dehradun district administration declared a holiday for schools and Anganwadi centres on Tuesday in light of heavy snow/ rainfall warning by the IMD in the state of Uttarakhand.

Heavy snow/ rain predicted by IMD in Uttarakhand
Heavy snow/ rain predicted by IMD in Uttarakhand (Representational image)  |  Photo Credit: PTI

Dehradun: Amid a warning of heavy rain and snowfall in Uttarakhand by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Dehradun district administration, on Monday, declared a holiday for schools and Anganwadi centres in the district. Besides Uttar Pradesh, heavy rains and thunderstorms have been predicted in Uttarakhand. According to reports, intense weather conditions in the northern parts of the country have been triggered by a Western Disturbance. Some of the other states that are likely to be affected by the WD include Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh.

District Administration, Dehradun declares a holiday for schools and Anganwadi Centers for tomorrow; warning of heavy rainfall and snow- reported news agency ANI. Meanwhile, the IMD warning at 4 pm on Monday predicted 'hailstorm at isolated places very likely over Jammu division, lower regions of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan."

The department has predicted 'very heavy rain/snow' over Uttarakhand, and 'heavy to very heavy snow/ ran' over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. 

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