The Dehradun District Magistrate has announced a holiday for schools and anganwadis due to the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the opening ceremony of the 38th National Games. PM Modi will inaugurate the games in Uttarakhand today, followed by the inauguration of Utkarsh Odisha-Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, as reported by ANI.
The official notice regarding school closure reads, ‘In view of disaster mitigation, under the powers conferred by the relevant provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, it is ordered that a one-day holiday be declared for all educational institutions in the district on 28.01.2025. The Chief Education Officer and District Program Officer of Dehradun are instructed to ensure that the above order is implemented in all educational institutions and Anganwadi centres accordingly,’ as reported by ANI.
PM Modi will inaugurate programs in Odisha at around 11 AM at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar. Thereafter, he will travel to Dehradun, Uttarakhand, where, at around 6 PM, he will inaugurate the 38th National Games.
The District Magistrate of Dehradun decided to close schools in anticipation of the PM’s visit and the large public turnout for the event.
The 38th National Games in Dehradun, being hosted by Uttarakhand during its Silver Jubilee year, will take place across 11 cities in eight districts of Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14.
(with inputs from ANI)
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