Brahmapuram fire: EKM collector declares school holiday for Classes 1 to 7; Details inside
Kochi: Ernakulam district collector Dr Renu Raj on Sunday informed that it will be a holiday for students in Classes 1 to 7 in schools on Monday in the regions affected by the Brahmapuram fire.
The kindergartens, day care centres and schools in the following local bodies will have a holiday (for Classes 1 to 7-Govt/Aided/Unaided/CBSE/ICSE):
- Vadavucode-Puthencruz panchayat
- Kunnathunad panchayat
- Kizhakkambalam panchayat
- Thrikkakara municipality
- Tripunithura municipality
- Maradu municipality
- Kochi municipal corporation
Holiday will not be applicable for public examinations scheduled.
The decision comes in wake of the reports corroborating the presence of smoke in those regions and as a precautionary move to avert health-related issues.