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Uttar Pradesh Schools Closed: DMs Announce Holiday Due to Heavy Rain and Waterlogging
- •District Magistrates in multiple Uttar Pradesh districts have declared a school holiday for Saturday, September 26, 2026, due to heavy rainfall, waterlogging, and storm alerts.
- •Schools from pre-primary to class 12 will remain closed in Lucknow, Raebareli, Maharajganj, Mainpuri, Varanasi, Amethi, Balrampur, Ayodhya, and Auraiya.
- •Schools up to class 8 are closed in Jaunpur, Bareilly, Barabanki, Pilibhit, Prayagraj, and Gonda.
- •The decision prioritizes student safety amidst continuous rain and Meteorological Department warnings.
- •In Varanasi, teachers and staff are required to report to school despite the holiday for students.
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Due to heavy rain, waterlogging, and severe weather alerts, district administrations declared school holidays for September 26, 2026, in districts including Lucknow, Pilibhit, Prayagraj, Amethi, Mirzapur, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Balrampur, Raebareli, Maharajganj, Mainpuri, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Bareilly, Barabanki, Auraiya, and Ayodhya.
Yes, while the administration declared a one-day holiday for students from pre-primary to class 12 in Varanasi, all teachers, Shiksha Mitras, instructors, and other council school staff must still be present to carry out their daily departmental duties.
In Lucknow, teaching activities remain completely suspended across all urban and rural areas for all government, non-government aided, private, and board-run schools ranging from pre-primary to class 12.
