Guwahati, June 11 -- The state government on Wednesday announced that all government, government-aided, and private schools in Manipur's Imphal East and Imphal West districts will reopen from June 12.

The decision comes after a recent flood significantly impacted the region, affecting over 1.65 lakh people and damaging more than 35,000 houses across 708 localities.

Consequently, on June 1, the state government had extended the summer holidays for schools in these two districts, as well as the Senapati subdivision of Senapati district, "until further orders."

The respective Deputy Commissioners issued official orders on Wednesday, confirming the reopening. For instance, Nivedita Lairenlakpam, Deputy Commissioner of Imphal East, stated i...