Univerisites, Colleges in Uttarakhand to reopen from March 1

Universities, colleges in Uttarkhand directed to reopen from March 1 onwards amid strict COVID-19 guidelines. 

The Uttarakhand government has directed all the colleges and universities across the state to reopen from March 1 onwards. This is for the first time that the colleges and universities are reopening after the imposition of lockdown nearly a year ago due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At present, the classes are currently been conducted online. 

Anand Vardhan, the state Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department, issued an order to all the district magistrates and vice-chancellors of the universities and colleges across the state regarding the matter. Earlier, the schools in Uttarakhand for students of Classes 6 to 9 reopened on February 8. Schools in the state had been reopened earlier in November last year only for classes 10 and 12 following a gap of over seven months.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 491 active cases of COVID-19 in Uttarakhand and 94,850 patients have been cured of the disease.

"A total of 1,690 people have succumbed to the virus till now in the state," the ministry informed.

The state government has earlier issued an order to make the COVID-19 test mandatory for people coming from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the wake of a spike in coronavirus cases in these states.

"Due to the rise in COVID19 cases in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, travelers from these states have to undergo testing on arrival in Uttarakhand at state borders, railway stations and Dehradun airport," said Dehradun District Magistrate.

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