Bihar: Schools closed in Patna for students up to Class 8 till December 31 due to cold wave

NEW DELHI: The Bihar government has directed all schools in Patna for students up to Class 8 to remain closed from December 26 to December 31 in view of the cold wave conditions.

Patna district magistrate in a circular said, “In view of the cold wave, all government schools in the state will remain closed from 26 to 31 December.” If the weather conditions remain the same, the state government is expected to extend the holiday for a few more days, it said.

Severe cold reported at most places over Punjab; Cold day at most places with isolated severe cold day reported over Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi; cold day to severe cold day at isolated places over northwest Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Recently, schools in Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Punjab have changed the school timings due to low visibility and heavy fog. School in theses district will start classes from 10 AM to 3 PM till December 31, 2022.

In the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature dips to 4 degrees Celsius. A cold wave is also declared when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 notches below normal. A "severe" cold wave is when the minimum temperature dips to two degrees Celsius or the departure from normal is more than 6.4 degrees Celsius.