Effect of cold wave: Rajasthan government closed schools from class 1 to 8
Jaipur: Amid the outbreak of cold wave in Rajasthan, the state government has declared holiday for students of class one to eight in 25 districts including Jaipur. On Monday, schools were closed for students of these classes in Jaipur, Sikar, Kota, Tonk, Dausa, Barmer, Balotra, Jhunjhunu and Jaisalmer. In addition, all schools will remain closed on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on January 14.
According to the government order, holidays of schools have been extended in the capital Jaipur as well as Nagaur, Deeg, Rajsamand, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Baran, Didwana-Kuchaman, Ajmer, Kota, Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Jhalawar, Tonk, Jalore, Sawai Madhopur, Dholpur, Sikar, Pali, Jaisalmer, Beawar, Kotputli-Baharod, Barmer, Balotra and Khairthal-Tijara districts. There is a possibility of rain and hailstorm in Rajasthan on January 15. A yellow alert has been issued for 18 districts of Bikaner, Jaipur, Ajmer, Bharatpur and Kota divisions, in which cloudy weather, rain and hailstorm have been predicted in some areas.
Schools are closed in 15 districts from today with the warning of dense fog. Due to severe cold, holidays for students of classes 1 to 8 have been extended from one to four days. In Sawai Madhopur, students of classes 1 to 8 have been given holidays from January 13 to 16. Similarly, holidays have been declared on January 13 and 14 in Rajsamand, Beawar, Pali, Jalore, Bharatpur, Deeg and Khairthal-Tijara districts. .
The District Collector of Ajmer issued an order late night on January 12 and declared holidays for students up to class 5 from January 13 to 14. In Jodhpur, District Collector Gaurav Agarwal has revised the school timings for January 13 and 14. It is now mandatory for students to attend school. Schools will now open at 10 am instead of 8 am, while staff timings have been changed from 7:30 am to 10 am.
In Bikaner, Collector Namrata Vrishni has revised the timings of all government and private schools, which will now run from 10 am to 3 pm. However, no holiday has been declared in the district. Earlier on January 6, the Director of Secondary Education had given the district collectors the authority to declare holidays and change school timings in view of the cold wave. After this directive, holidays have been declared in many districts.
