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Uttar Pradesh Shuts All Schools Through January 1 as Cold Wave and Dense Fog Persist

IMD warnings spurred a statewide safety response that includes relief operations and local authority to adjust school schedules.

The CM has stated adequate arrangements for bonfires and blankets should be ensured at public places in every district. Adityanath has given special instructions to officials regarding the operation of night shelters, and to ensure that no person in the state should sleep in the open during the cold. (HT Archive)
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Girls clad in warm clothes on their way to school on a cold winter morning, in Lucknow on Tuesday.
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered closure of all schools up to Class 12 across ICSE, CBSE and UP Board institutions through January 1, citing student safety.
  • District magistrates were empowered to declare local holidays or shift to online classes, with officials told to conduct field inspections and monitor conditions.
  • Relief measures were expanded as the state released funds for blankets, bonfires and fully equipped night shelters, and the chief minister inspected shelters in Gorakhpur.
  • Gautam Buddha Nagar, Lucknow and other districts issued December 29–January 1 shutdown notices, with a late-night order in Noida causing morning confusion for some schools and parents.
  • The India Meteorological Department forecasts dense to very dense fog over parts of Uttar Pradesh through December 31–January 1 and warns of continuing cold-day to severe cold-day conditions, while Bihar and Jharkhand extended closures or revised timings through December 30–31.