New Delhi: As the coldwave conditions in North India intensify, the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government has decided to suspend all classes upto class 5 in all schools till January 20. The classes for standards 6 to 12 will be held from 10 am to 3 pm.
Making the announcement on X, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said regular classes would be conducted for students of grades 6 to 12 from 10 am to 3 pm. On January 7, the state government had ordered the closure of all government, government-aided and private schools up to Class 10 till January 14.
However, the schools were open for Classes 11 and 12.
Cold Wave Intensifies in Punjab And Haryana
On Sunday, the Cold wave conditions in Punjab and Haryana tightened its grip with minimum temperatures further dropping below normal limits in both the states. Ballowal Saunkhri in Punjab’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district recorded zero degree Celsius, according to a report of the meteorological department here.
A thick blanket of fog enveloped several places in Punjab and Haryana and minimum temperatures at severa places in the two states were recorded at two to four degrees below normal levels.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also reeled under severe cold conditions recording a low of 3.2 degrees Celsius, which was 3.7 degrees below normal. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low 4.1 degrees Celsius while Patiala and Ludhiana’s minimum temperatures were 3.4 and 2.5 degrees Celsius respectively.
Pathankot, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded minimum temperatures of 6.2, 4.2, 4 and 4.5 degrees Celsius respectively.