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Govt schools, offices closed for next two days
The Statesman Siliguri
|September 24, 2025
In the wake of the massive flooding and disruption to life in the city following heavy rain on Monday night, and in view of the forecast for more rain in the coming days, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the closure of government educational institutions for the next two days, and urged ICSEand CBSE-affiliated private schools to stay closed as well.
She also urged all universities to close for two days and conduct online classes instead. Miss Banerjee also announced that state government offices would remain closed for two days and urged private offices to start work from home.
State education minister Bratya Basu later issued a notification announcing closure of all state educational institutions on 24 and 25 September due to inclement weather conditions.
This story is from the September 24, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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