Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality has closed schools on Friday due to incessant rain. The municipality issued a notice to the concerned schools on Friday morning directing them to close the schools.

The municipality's education department employee Naniram Acharya said that the schools concerned have been instructed to close their schools for one day, which will be deducted from the winter vacation, as the rain poses a risk to students and teachers. According to him, there are 86 community and 11 institutional schools in the municipality, including 20 secondary schools, 13 primary schools, and 53 primary schools.

Transportation also closed

Transportation has also been closed due to the increased risk due to incessant rain. Khotang Transport Pvt. Ltd. General Secretary Ram Hingmang said that long and short distance transportation has not been operated due to the risk of floods and landslides. "Most of the roads in the district have been damaged due to unseasonal incessant rain, long distance roads are also at risk, which is why transportation has been closed," Hingmang said.