On Sunday, the government of Jammu and Kashmir announced that all educational institutions in the Jammu region would be closed on Monday, August 18, 2025, due to severe weather.
This decision comes after a series of cloudbursts over the past four days in the Chisoti village of Kishtwar district and the Jodh Ghati and Janglote areas of Kathua district. These incidents resulted in 68 fatalities and 122 injuries.
The Director of School Education stated that both government and private schools in the Jammu Division would be closed because of the ongoing inclement and bad weather. The closure is a precautionary measure in response to a warning of heavy rains across ten districts in the region.
The Meteorological Department has issued a weather advisory for Jammu and Kashmir, predicting heavy rains and thundershowers from August 17 to August 19. The advisory warns of potential cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides in vulnerable areas. The districts under alert are Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, Rajouri, Poonch, Samba, Kathua, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, and parts of Kashmir.
