Amid a flood of holiday demands, Collectors weather an online storm
District Collectors in Kerala are facing intense social media pressure to declare school holidays due to heavy monsoon rains. Officials are struggling to balance public demands with the complex logistical and safety assessments required for such decisions.
As the State continues to face the threat of flooding amid intense monsoon rains, the social media accounts of District Collectors are being inundated with demands to declare holidays for educational institutions. The public comments, a mix of genuine requests, sarcasm and criticism, appear to exert considerable pressure on the decision-making officers, prompting some of them to call out this online behaviour.
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