Several districts of Uttar Pradesh have announced holiday for all schools today, October 10, considering the heavy rains. District authorities including Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad, Agra, Meerut, Aligarh, Mathura, Kanpur, Etah, Mainpuri, Unnao, Raebareli and Firozabad have ordered the closure of schools. All classes in these schools across educational boards, be it state government, private or semi government-aided, in these districts have been ordered to remain closed today.