The Ayodhya district administration declared a holiday for all schools from nursery to intermediate level across all boards on September 25 due to heavy rainfall forecasts.
In Varanasi, the water level of the River Ganga receded below the warning mark, leaving significant accumulation of silt along the ghats.
The Varanasi Municipal Corporation intensified cleaning operations ahead of an air show scheduled at Namo Ghat on October 22, 23 and 25.