# RGUKT-Basar extends Dussehra holidays over El Nino, water crisis 2026-10-22T23:23:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar has extended Dussehra holidays for students until further orders, citing El Nino conditions and a drinking water shortage on campus. An order issued on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, deferred the recommencement of classes for students from PUC 1 to Engineering 4. The university reportedly supplies 15 lakh litres of water daily against a requirement of 25 lakh litres, with an irrigation tank going dry due to scanty rainfall. Authorities extended the holidays fearing inconvenience to around 9,000 students. The date for resuming classes will be communicated later. Officials are planning to draw water from the Godavari river as a solution. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The extended holidays mask a deeper infrastructure failure: the campus cannot meet even 60% of its daily water need. With 9,000 students absent, the university buys time to secure alternate supply from the Godavari. That plan has no deadline, so the disruption to the academic calendar remains open-ended. The next concrete step is the announcement of a new class resumption date. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Reports the extension and water shortage without taking sides This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Godavari River, RGUKT-Basar, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rgukt-basar-extends-dussehra-holidays-over-el-nino-water-crisis/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rgukt-basar-extends-dussehra-holidays-over-el-nino-water-crisis/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report 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. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/