Mangaluru : As a red alert is issued by the India Meteorological Department for the Dakshina Kannada districts on July 8 and 9 deputy commissioner (DC) Dr K V Rajendra declared a holiday on July 8 and 9 for all the educational institutions.

All the anganwadis, private and government schools, colleges and degree colleges will remain close on July 8 and 9 in Dakshina Kannada and also Udupi and Uttara Kannada.