A field day for kids: double the fun on Ganesh Visarjan with schools closed amidst the festive fervor for Bappa..

Schools Closed Tomorrow: The auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated with great fervor across the country. The culmination of this ten-day festival—Anant Chaturdashi—has arrived. Preparations to bid farewell to 'Bappa' are in full swing from Maharashtra to South India. The Telangana government has taken a significant decision in view of the grand Ganesh immersion procession and the need to maintain law and order. The state administration has declared a holiday for tomorrow, September 25, in Hyderabad and several surrounding districts.

The massive procession held during the Ganesh immersion can lead to traffic congestion; closing schools, colleges, and offices helps manage this situation. Following this government order, all government offices, schools, and colleges in Hyderabad-Secunderabad, as well as in the Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, will remain closed. Read on to find out where schools will be closed tomorrow and how the lost academic time due to this government holiday in Telangana will be compensated.

Where will schools be closed tomorrow, and how will the missed studies be compensated?
According to the order issued by the Chief Secretary of Telangana, this local holiday applies primarily to urban and surrounding districts that fall along the main immersion route. These include the Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Ranga Reddy, and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. All educational institutions and government offices in these areas will remain closed tomorrow. To ensure there is no loss of academic instruction, the government has adjusted: November 14, 2026 (which is the second Saturday of the month), has been declared a working day to compensate for the holiday on September 25.

Strict security arrangements and restrictions on liquor shops

To ensure tight security during the Ganesh immersion, approximately 20,000 to 30,000 police personnel have been deployed in Hyderabad. The crowds are being closely monitored through thousands of CCTV cameras across the city. Additionally, the local police commissionerate has taken strict measures in several areas to maintain law and order and ensure peace. Orders have been issued to keep liquor shops, bars, and toddy shops closed in select areas as a security measure during the immersion procession.

Heavy Rain Alert for Several States

A deep depression that formed near Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha towards the end of September has triggered a spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall and strong winds across several states, including Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The Meteorological Department has issued alerts regarding waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and flash floods. While no nationwide holiday has been declared, local administrations or district officials may decide to close schools in their respective areas given the heavy rainfall and adverse conditions.

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