The district administration on Wednesday ordered closure of all schools and sounded an alert in Doda after weatherman predicted heavy rains and issued an avalanche warning.
Chief Education Officer, Doda, Tariq Hussain Khoja, said:”The MeT department has predicted heavy rainfall and also issued an avalanchewarning in the district on Wednesday. As per the directions of the DDC, holidayhas been declared in schools so that children don’t face any inconvenience.”
In wake of inclement weather predictions by theMeteorological department from 11 March, District Development Commissioner(DDC) Doda, Sagar Dattaray Doifode has appealed general public not to venturein slide prone areas.
“As a precautionary move and due to heavy rainfall sincepast 48 hours and avalanche warning by the Meteorological department, we havebeen forced to declare high alert in areas close to river Chenab and itstributaries and also people living on slopes and slide prone areas of Dodadistrict,” he said.
He has informed that people can contact police control roomon 01996-233250, in case of any emergency.