All educational institutions in Kerala's Wayanad, including tuition centres, anganwadis, and professional colleges, will remain closed on Monday after a red warning was issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
However, the holiday will not apply to Model Residential Schools, as stated by the District Collector's announcement.
The IMD has issued a red warning for four districts in Kerala -- Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur - warning of extremely heavy rainfall and isolated heavy rains on Monday.
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has also issued a caution about potential waterlogging and traffic congestion.
"Rainfall activity will increase with light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy at isolated places on December 2 and heavy rainfall at isolated places on December 3," the IMD said in a bulletin.
Additionally, the IMD has issued warnings for other districts in Kerala, an orange warning for Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, and Thrissur, and a yellow warning for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Palakkad, and several northern districts.
According to the IMD's warning system, a red warning denotes rainfall exceeding 20 cm in 24 hours, an orange warning indicates 11-20 cm of rainfall, and a yellow warning signals heavy rainfall ranging from 6-11 cm.