By TN Education Desk
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Amid torrential rains, schools in Kolkata have been ordered to remain closed until September 25, 2025. Kolkata and other regions have been witnessing heavy rainfall. Therefore, administrators decided to prepone the Durga Pooja holidays, keeping students’ safety in mind. The schools will now reopen on October 3, 2025. Following up on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s appeal to stay off waterlogged roads to prevent accidents by electrocution and instructing holidays in schools or a shift to online classes, state education minister Bratya Basu announced that all government-run education institutions would remain closed on September 24 and 25. It is requested that during this calamity, all teachers and non-teaching staff attached to the education sector should work from home to complete their urgent and unfinished tasks. Kolkata is equipping itself to fight the incessant rainfall predicted in the coming days by IMD, as a low-pressure area over the northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to bring heavy rain in several south Bengal districts. The southern and eastern parts of the city received intense downpours, with Garia Kamdahari recording 332 mm of rain in just a few hours, followed by Jodhpur Park at 285 mm, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said. Kalighat recorded 280 mm of rain, Topsia 275 mm, and Ballygunge 264 mm, while Thantania in north Kolkata received 195 mm of rain, as per the PTI reports. Don’t Miss: Calcutta University Exams Postponed Due to Heavy Rains IMD Predicts Heavy to Heavy Rainfall in Some Districts According to the IMD report, a low-pressure area has formed over the northeast Bay of Bengal and is expected to move northwestwards, bringing widespread light to moderate rain with isolated heavy to very heavy downpour over some districts of south Bengal, the IMD said. Another fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over east-central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal around 25th September. Moving west–northwestwards, it is very likely to become a depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off South Odisha–North Andhra Pradesh coasts around 26th September. It is very likely to cross South Odisha–North Andhra Pradesh coasts around 27th September. The reports further indicate that heavy rainfall will likely occur in Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Bankura districts of South Bengal till Wednesday. Forecast for Kolkata and Neighbourhood for Upcoming Days Tuesday 23 Sep: Generally cloudy Sky with a few spells of Rain or Thundershower. Maximum and Minimum Temperature most likely to be around 30 °C and 26 °C respectively. Wednesday 24 Sep: Generally cloudy Sky with one or two spells of Rain or thunderhower. Maximum and Minimum Temperature most likely to be around 31 °C and 26 °C respectively. Thursday 25 Sep:Thunderstorm with Rain. Maximum and Minimum Temperature most likely to be around 32 °C and 27 °C respectively. Friday 26 Sep: Thunderstorm with rain. Maximum and Minimum Temperature most likely to be around 32 °C and 27 °C respectively. Saturday 27 Sep: Generally cloudy Sky with possibility of Rain / thunderhower. Maximum and Minimum Temperature most likely to be around 31 °C and 27 °C respectively. Sunday 28 Sep: Generally cloudy Sky with possibility of Rain / thunderhower. Maximum and Minimum Temperature most likely to be around 31 °C and 26 °C respectively. Also Read | West Bengal HS Result 2025 (Semester Format) Likely by October 31; How to Check