Shillong (Meghalaya), May 27: In view of the Cyclone Remal majority of the schools and colleges in the state will remain closed on Tuesday as a precautionary step.
IMD has issued a weather warning stating heavy rainfall in Ri Bhoi District w.e.f 27-05-2024 to 28-05-2024.
Therefore, in view of the unfavorable weather condition and to avoid any untoward incidents all schools under Ri Bhoi District shall remain closed on Tuesday.
Similarly, all educational institutes under East Khasi Hills District, West Jaintia Hills and West Garo Hills shall remain closed tomorrow.
According to IMD , light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places is likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur & Tripura on 27th & 28th May. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall (≥ 20 cm) is also likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura on 27th, and Arunachal Pradesh on 28th.
The Cyclonic Storm Remal over Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal moved northeastwards, with a speed of 14 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 1730 hrs IST of today, 27th May, 2024 over Bangladesh, near latitude 23.6°N and longitude 89.7°E about 120 km north of Mongla (Bangladesh), 190 km east-northeast of Kolkata (West Bengal) and 70 km west-southwest of Dhaka (Bangladesh).The system is likely to move nearly northeastwards, and gradually weaken further into a Deep Depression during next 6 hours.
