Kerala's Capital Faces Water Crisis, Schools Closed

The Thiruvananthapuram district Collector declared a holiday for all educational institutions in the state capital due to ongoing water supply disruptions caused by pipeline realignment. Exams scheduled for September 9 will be rescheduled. Admissions in colleges remain unaffected.

As the Kerala Water Authority continues to struggle with restoring water supply following pipeline realignment work, the Thiruvananthapuram district Collector has announced a holiday on Monday for all educational institutions under the city Corporation limits.

The holiday affects all educational institutions, including schools and professional colleges, due to the ongoing water supply disruption in the city.

The state government has confirmed that exams scheduled for September 9 will be rescheduled. However, the current college admission processes will proceed unaffected.

Water supply in certain parts of the city has been disrupted for several days due to pipeline realignment work associated with the track doubling project on the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil railway line.

(With inputs from agencies.)