Patna District Magistrate said all government and private schools of Patna will remain shut till January 8, due to the prevalent cold weather and low temperature.
As cold wave grips Bihar, the Patna administration has announced that all schools in Patna will remain closed for students up to Class 8 until January 8. Considering the health and life of children, Patna District Magistrate said all government and private schools of Patna will remain shut till January 8, due to the prevalent cold weather and low temperature, an official release said.
“It has made to appear to me that due to the prevalent cold weather and low temperature prevailing particularly in the morning in the district, health and life of children are at risk,” the District Magistrate in the statement said.
Therefore, the District Magistrate said, “prohibit the academic activities of all the private and government schools of the Patna district up to Class 8 till date January 8, 2022.”
Patna is reeling under cold wave conditions for the past couple of days.
“Patna District Magistrate announced that all government and private schools upto class 8 will be closed till January 8 in view of the severe cold wave in the state,” the tweet stated.
The district magistrate also held a meeting with education department officials for the commencement of vaccination of students of classes 9 to 12 across 790 private and government high schools. The district like another part of the state is reeling under an intense cold wave that has been made worse by chilly winds and overcast skies.
Meanwhile, the state is also witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, with 405 out of 749 active cases.
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