Ghaziabad, Aug. 3 -- The Ghaziabad district administration on Monday announced closure of all schools and colleges from August 4 to 12 amid the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, official said.

BP Singh, the district inspector of schools (DIOS), issued an official order on Monday and said that closure of all schools, whether affiliated to CBSE, ICSE, or others, and also the degree and higher colleges, shall remain closed till August 12.

"The decision is taken in the wake of Kanwar Yatra, which is underway, and there is high movement of Kanwariyas on various routes in Ghaziabad district. As a result, we have decided to close down all schools till class 12 and colleges, including the engineering colleges, till August 12," Singh told HT.

The DIOS said...