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Schools shut across Jaipur and other district amid extreme rainfall in Rajasthan

Heavy rainfall has triggered flood-like conditions in Rajasthan, prompting the state government to shut schools in Jaipur and other districts. An orange alert has been issued for Rajsamand, Sirohi, and Udaipur, while several towns remain inundated. NDRF, SDRF, and army teams have been deployed to assist in relief and rescue operations

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railway tracks submerged in floodwater due to heavy rainfall, at a station, in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. (Pic/PTI)

railway tracks submerged in floodwater due to heavy rainfall, at a station, in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. (Pic/PTI)

Along with Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir receiving intense spells of rain in the past few days, the rain gods have not been kind to Rajasthan. The state has been receiving extremely heavy rainfall for the last few days, which has surely made the situation a lot more concerning. 

With heavy to very heavy rain likely to continue on Monday and Tuesday in several parts of Rajasthan, the state government announced that schools across Jaipur and other districts will be closed as a precautionary measure, as reported by news agency ANI. 

According to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, an "orange alert" for extremely heavy rainfall has been issued for Rajsamand, Sirohi and Udaipur districts for Monday, while a "yellow alert" warning of heavy rainfall has been sounded in about a dozen districts.

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