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Punjab and Himachal Extend Classroom Closures to Sept. 7 as Tricity Issues Parallel Orders

Officials cite student safety to free personnel for relief work.

All schools in Himachal Pradesh has been closed till September 7 due to incessant rains. (Representative image/Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Border Security Force personnel evacuating a child from a flood-hit area in Ferozepur district of Punjab. (PTI Photo)

Overview

  • Punjab extended the shutdown of all schools, colleges, universities and polytechnics statewide to September 7, with Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains announcing the move.
  • Himachal Pradesh ordered all government and private schools, colleges and DIETs closed until September 7 due to persistent heavy rainfall and damage, with online teaching encouraged and staff attendance waived.
  • Chandigarh closed schools through September 7 and said reopening requires a safety audit, while government and private‑aided higher‑education institutions will remain shut from September 4 to 6 and college hostels will operate with added precautions.
  • Within the Tricity, Mohali extended closures of schools and universities to September 7, and Panchkula declared a September 4 holiday for schools, colleges, ITIs, polytechnics, sports venues and anganwadi centres.
  • Punjab’s Aman Arora said suspensions cover Armed Forces Preparatory Institutes, skill development centres and C‑PYTE camps, as authorities report landslides, blocked roads and power and water outages linked to the ongoing rains.