# Odisha floods: Schools closed in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh 2026-08-17T18:14:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Schools have been shut across multiple districts of Odisha as floods and heavy rain worsen. In Bhadrak, the Collector declared a holiday for 268 schools in six flood-affected blocks, with Bant excluded, and 567 Anganwadi centres also remain closed on August 18, 2026, according to Times Now News. Similar orders have been issued in Jajpur, where the District Education Office ordered all government, private, and Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya schools closed on August 18 due to waterlogging and the possibility of more rain, as per Odisha TV. Schools in three blocks of Mayurbhanj district, Betnoti, Barsahi and Rasgovindpur, and all schools and Anganwadi centres in Sundargarh district have also been ordered closed because of incessant rain and flooding. District administrators say the closures are precautionary measures to ensure student safety as water levels rise and roads become impassable. Officials are monitoring the situation and may issue further orders depending on ground conditions. ## Coverage - odishatv.in - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T03:41:14+00:00. Tags: Jajpur, Odisha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-floods-shut-schools-in-jajpur-on-august-18/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-floods-shut-schools-in-jajpur-on-august-18/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/