Families in Hyderabad are looking forward to a long weekend, thanks to consecutive public holidays, Milad-un-Nabi on Friday and Ganesh idol immersion festivities on Saturday. Many schools and government offices have declared holidays for both days, and those taking Thursday off can enjoy a four-day break.
The Telangana government has declared September 6 a general holiday for all government offices, schools and colleges in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts due to the Ganesh immersion. October 11, a second Saturday, will be a working day instead.
Following intense and unprecedented rainfall from Tuesday night through Wednesday, Medak Collector Rahul Raj declared a holiday for all educational institutions on Thursday. The decision came in light of an IMD forecast warning of continued heavy rain.
