Schools and colleges in Hosanagar and Sagar taluks of Karnataka’s Shivamogga district will remain closed on Wednesday, July 8, as heavy rains continue to lash several parts of the region. The district administration announced the holiday as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students amid persistent rains and strong winds.Holidays have been announced in schools, pre-university colleges and anganwadis in the affected areas, where schools will have to make up the lost working days through holiday classes.Holidays due to continuous heavy rains in the districtIt is to be noted that schools and colleges in the affected area were already closed due to heavy rains in the district, but have now been closed until further orders. According to reports, the continuous rains and bad weather conditions have forced the authorities involved to close the educational centers in the area.Hosanagar Tahsildar Bharat Raj issued an order declaring holiday for schools, anganwadi centers and PU colleges on July 8. Similar precautionary measures have also been implemented in Sagar taluk as the weather situation remains unfavorable.Authorities have advised residents to exercise caution and avoid unnecessary travel to areas vulnerable to waterlogging or other rain-related disruptions.Educational institutions ask to compensate for missed classesTo minimize the impact of the shutdown on academics, educational institutions have been instructed to hold classes on designated holidays to make up for missed instructional days. The purpose of the transfer is to ensure that the prescribed curriculum is completed within the academic calendar without affecting student learning.Officials said these measures have become necessary as repeated rain-related disruptions could affect the academic calendar during the ongoing monsoon season.Second school closure since the arrival of the southwest monsoonThis is the second closure of schools in Shivamogga district after a red alert and due to heavy rains since the arrival of the southwest monsoon season in the region.The area has been experiencing intense monsoon season activities, forcing the authorities to be on alert and monitor weather conditions. Future decisions on whether to close or reopen schools will be determined by weather conditions in the coming days.However, in the neighboring state of Odisha, there were heavy rains that led to the closure of schools in some districts of the state on 7 July. But on July 8, there was no news on the subject of school closures.It is wise to be aware of any other announcements on this topic.