UP Schools Closed: Holidays Extended Till Jan 14 In Lucknow And These Districts

UP Weather: Due to the cold wave, the schools in Lucknow, Noida and Mainpuri have been closed.

Holidays Extended Till Jan 14 Due To Cold Wave.

Source : getty

Severe cold wave conditions continued to the closure of schools in many districts of Uttar Pradesh. Due to the cold wave, the schools in Lucknow, Noida and Mainpuri have been closed. A revised notice was issued by the Government of Uttar Pradesh regarding holidays in schools of the state. An official notice has been issued by the district magistrates in various districts. As per the notice, all schools up to class 8 will remain closed till January 14.

"In view of the difficulty being faced by the students in reaching the schools due to the extreme cold wave, all schools in urban and rural areas from Class-1 to class-8 in Lucknow, holiday is declared in schools from 09.01.2023 to 14.01.2023," reads the official notice of the Lucknow DM.

The notice further mentioned that online classes would be conducted for students from classes 9 to 12 and in case the classes will not be conducted due to any reason holiday till January 11 will be declared.

The notice mentioned that pre-board practical classes will run from 10 am to 2 pm. The notice further mentioned that there will not be any compulsion to uniforms in schools, and all the students will be able to wear any kind of warm clothes.

Yesterday, the District Magistrate of Mainpuri ordered the schools to be closed till January 14, 2023. Noida Schools will remain closed till January 14, 2023 as per orders issued by the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar. 

For the last few days, a huge drop in temperature is being recorded in the entire Bihar including Patna. In view of this, orders have been issued to close the school. Several states' education departments have given orders to keep schools closed. On Sunday, the Jharkhand government issued a notice to close both government and private schools for students of class KG to class VII in the state until January 14. Regular classes will resume on January 16.

"In view of the cold wave conditions, schools in Jharkhand will remain closed for students from KG to standard 5 till January 14 and regular classes will resume from January 16," the Government said in the notice. The District Magistrate of Patna, Chandrashekhar Singh on Saturday also issued a notice to close both government and private schools up to Class 10 in the state till January 14.

(with inputs from ANI)