Education
Odisha govt withholds decision to reopen schools for Classes 1 to 5, here’s the reason
In view of the rising Covid-19 cases and Omicron variant cases, the Odisha government has decided to withhold its decision to reopen schools. Earlier, the state government announced to reopen schools for students of Classes 1 to 5 from January 3, 2022.
As per reports, the decision was taken after officials visited various primary schools and held talks with the stakeholders, said the school and mass education minister S R Dash.
”Keeping in view the rise in the number of daily cases and based on the feedback provided by parents across the state, we have decided not to reopen schools for students of Classes 1 to 5 from January 3,” PTI quoted S R Dash as saying.
Classes 6 to 10 students attend physical classes:
Meanwhile, students from classes 6 to 10 will continue to attend physical classes. Further, as per the schedule, offline exams will be conducted adhering to Covid-19 protocols.
According to the health department bulletin, Odisha on Sunday reported 424 new Covid-19 infections, the highest single-day spike in over two months. Sixty-seven of the new patients are children below 18 years of age.
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.
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