The administration of Lucknow has decided to close all government, nongovernment and private schools in the state in view of continued rainfall and deteriorating weather conditions.
The department has issued a notice in this regard on September 11.
The Metrological department has issued a red alert in the state predicting heavy rain fall till September 12.
After that, the state government decided to close all schools till Class 12 on September 12.
The official notice reads, 'In view of the alert of heavy rainfall with lighting issued by the Indian Meterological Department and the bad weather in the state for the last few hours, all government, non-government, and private schools upto class 12 of all boards in urban and rural areas of Lucknow will remain closed on Monday, September 12.'
Further, it has been advised to ensure strict compliance. The authenticity of this order can be checked at the administration's website, 'lucknow.nic.in, according to the official notice.