Cyclone Arnab: 609 Andhra Schools Activated as Relief Shelters
· India · The Hindu, Hindustan Times
The Andhra Pradesh School Education Department has activated 609 school campuses across the State as relief shelters in preparation for Cyclone Arnab. Holidays have been declared in 16 coastal districts, while 17,054 NCC, NSS, and Scouts volunteers have been mobilised. A preparedness status report submitted to the Real Time Governance Society indicates that 150 schools are vulnerable to flooding, and 78 buildings face potential structural collapse. Control rooms with designated nodal officers have been established in every District Educational Office to coordinate round-the-clock emergency responses. The department has also stocked drinking water, food supplies, and first-aid kits at the designated shelters, with no school damage reported as of Wednesday morning.
Why it matters
Over 69 lakh students and thousands of staff across 58,616 schools in Andhra Pradesh face disruption as coastal institutions close and buildings are repurposed for cyclone relief.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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