HYDERABAD: A three-day holiday has been declared in all educational institutions in Telangana, starting Monday, due to incessant rain lashing the state. While making the announcement on Sunday, CM K Chandrasekhar Rao urged people to exercise caution and advised youth to stay indoors amidst a rising spectre of localised cloudbursts. He also urged citizens to avail services of call centres and control room at secretariat in emergency.
Meanwhile, schools and universities, including Osmania University (OU) and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, have deferred exams scheduled from July 11. A red alert has also been declared in eight districts of the state.
