Noida Schools Closed: All Gautam Buddh Nagar schools have been advised to stay closed for students in Classes 1 to 8 due to the adverse weather. The directive has been issued by the District Basic Education Officer.
In order to protect students' safety and wellbeing in the face of the current weather conditions, schools will be closed on January 16 and 17, 2025, according to the official statement. Schools have been instructed by authorities to follow the directive strictly.
In the days ahead, additional information will be given based on weather assessments.
The operation of classes in all schools of the district resumed on Wednesday after the winter break, but the severe cold continues.
Earlier, holidays were declared for classes one to eight in all schools of Gautam Buddha Nagar from Friday, January 3. This decision has been taken in view of the safety of school children due to prevailing cold-wave conditions and fog. District Basic Education Officer Rahul Panwar has sent a letter to the principals of all schools in this regard and given instructions.
According to BSA, District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma has given instructions for declaring holidays in schools. He said that the cold has been increasing continuously in the last few days. Along with this, there is dense fog in the morning. In such a situation, children coming to school in the morning will face problems.
Hybrid Mode For Delhi Schools
The Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has mandated hybrid classes for students up to Class 9 and Class 11 in response to stage four restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), prompted by the deteriorating air quality in the city.
Following forecasts by the India Meteorological Department and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology predicting an imminent breach of the 400 AQI mark, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) directed Delhi-NCR authorities to swiftly enforce all stage 3 and 4 measures.