Assam Class 11 state board exams suspended due to floods
Around two lakh people in 20 districts of Assam have been affected by floods, with the hill district of Dima Hasao getting cut off from the rest of the state after landslides triggered by incessant rain snapped rail and road links, an official bulletin had said on Monday.
The Higher Secondary first year (class 11) examinations in Assam starting from Wednesday have been suspended partially due to floods and extensive damage caused by heavy rains in the last few days.
The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSCE), which conducts the exams, in a notification issued on Tuesday, informed all the heads of the institutions under it that the Higher Secondary first year examinations to be held till Saturday are suspended until further order.
The exams that were scheduled to be completed on June 1 have been suspended due to "prevailing inclement weather and in view of damages being caused by the natural calamities in the state".
However, in the worst-hit Dima Hasao district, all examinations till June 1 are suspended until further order due to disruption of surface communication, AHSCE Controller of Examinations Pankaj Borthakur said in the notification.
Around two lakh people in 20 districts of Assam have been affected by floods, with the hill district of Dima Hasao getting cut off from the rest of the state after landslides triggered by incessant rain snapped rail and road links, an official bulletin had said on Monday.
Surface links to Assam's Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district and neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur remained snapped on Tuesday.
ALSO READ
RECENT STORIES
-
Live Breaking News Updates: Rape Case Filed Against Prajwal Revanna In Sex Tapes Scandal -
South Indian Bank Earnings: Record High Net Profit YoY Basis -
Maharashtra: Helicopter That Arrived To Pick Up Shiv Sena UBT Leader Sushma Andhare Crashes In... -
Karnataka SSLC Results 2024 To Be out Soon, Get List of Websites, Expected Date And Time Here -
Bengaluru Weather Update May 3: Although Rainfall Brings Temporary Respite, Heat Wave To Continue